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Kidnapped Quiz 1

  • 1. Which of the following is NOT one of the gifts that Minister Campbell gives David as he leaves home?
    •     a shilling
    •     a map
    •     a recipe for Lilly of the Valley Water
    •     a Bible

  • 2. What is the name of the house which David heads for after leaving Essendean?
    •     Balfour House
    •     Cramond
    •     Glasgow
    •     the Shaws

  • 3. How does David react when his uncle tells him that he will have to wait outside the house while Ebenezer runs an errand?
    •     He first disagrees but then agrees
    •     He agrees hesitantly
    •     He wholeheartedly agrees
    •     He is outraged and refuses

  • 4. What does the lightening in Chapter IV likely symbolize?
    •     knowledge
    •     manhood
    •     death
    •     creation

  • 5. Ransome delivers a letter to Ebenezer from which character?
    •     Mr. Rankeillor
    •     Captain Hoseason
    •     Mrs. Stewart
    •     David

  • 6. Why does David board Hoseason's ship, the Covenant?
    •     David hopes to trick his uncle into admitting his follies
    •     He decides to trust his uncle
    •     He sees his friend, Alan, aboard and hopes to save him
    •     Hoseason tells him that Ebenezer is up to mischief

  • 7. To which Biblical story does David's banishment in the underbelly of the ship allude?
    •     Gospel of Matthew
    •     Book of Ruth
    •     Song of Solomon
    •     Book of Jonah

  • 8. Who is killed first on board the Covenant?
    •     Mr. Rankeillor
    •     Mr. Shuan
    •     Ransome
    •     Hoseason

  • 9. What does Hoseason infer about Alan Breck from his French coat?
    •     Alan has arrived from Paris
    •     Alan is a Jacobite and not loyal to King George
    •     Alan is an undercover spy sent by Uncle Ebenezer
    •     Alan has an admiration for expensive, well made clothing

  • 10. Which quotation best highlights Alan's sensibility?
    •     " '...am I no a bonny fighter?' Thereupon he turned to the four enemies, passed his sword clean through each of them...."
    •     "Be soople, Davie, in things immaterial...Bear ye this in mind, that, though gentle born, ye have had a country rearing. Dinnae shame us, Davie, dinnae shame us!"
    •     "I began to sob and cry like any child."
    •     "Do I look like tricks?...I have other things to think of - my brig's in danger!"

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