Kidnapped Study Guide

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?

• Hoseason tells him that Ebenezer is up to mischief
• 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

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?

• "I began to sob and cry like any child."
• " '...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!"
• "Do I look like tricks?...I have other things to think of - my brig's in danger!"