1. Which sentence best summarizes "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
a. A father allows his son to be kidnapped because the son is ill behaved.
b. A father convinces two kidnappers to return his son because he is missed by the neighbors.
c. Two kidnappers take a child from a small town and have trouble with the child until they return the child at night.
d. Two kidnappers develop a scheme to take money from a small-town family but end up paying money to the father.
2. Which set of words and phrases best reveals the character of the kidnappers?
a. "scheme," "desperate," "spirit was broken"
b. "celebrated," "collaborated," "ought to commend itself to professional kidnappers"
c. "demanding," "never lost my nerve," "willing to take a chance"
d. "got him down in the bottom of the buggy," "troubled," "posted my letter surreptitiously"