Homework due 9/25

The Ransom of Red Chief

Answer the following questions in the space provided below:

1. When Bill and Sam kidnap Johnny, what do they expect will happen?

2. In the beginning of the story there was a specific clue to Johnny's personality. Write the clue.

3. List 6 specific ways that Johnny torments the kidnappers.

4. Exactly what happens at the end of the short story? Why is this ironic?

Homework due: Tuesday September 18th, 2007

Read page 1-23 in The Short Stories Book. Introduction, AND The Confidence Man.

Define the following terms: conflict, plot, tone, setting, character, theme, foreshadowing, flashbacks, symbols, methods of characterization and point of view. Make note of each of the side notes in the story, highlighting each defined term. Underline each word in the text that you are unsure of and write the definition of the word on the side of the page. You will have an open book vocabulary quiz, so if you define each word that you don't know, you should recieve an A.