Read the summary of the story "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry.

Two small-time crooks, Bill and Sam, need money for a real-estate con they've planned. They kidnap the young son of Ebenezer Dorset, the richest man in town, and hold him for ransom. The child, Johnny, treats his "abduction" as an adventure and torments the crooks with his rowdy make-believe play. Sam delivers a ransom note to Dorset demanding $1,000 for Johnny, but Dorset counters with an offer to take his son back if the crooks will pay him $250. The plot ends with a twist when Bill and Sam decide to take the deal and get far away before Johnny harms them.

Drag and drop the element of the narrative arc to the corresponding event from "The Ransom of Red Chief."

Question 3 options:

The child, Johnny, treats his "abduction" as an adventure and torments the crooks with his rowdy make-believe play.


Two small-time crooks, Bill and Sam, need money for a real-estate con they've planned.


Sam delivers a ransom note to Dorset demanding $1,000 for Johnny, but Dorset counters with an offer to take his son back if the crooks will pay him $250.


They kidnap the young son of Ebenezer Dorset, the richest man in town, and hold him for ransom.

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Exposition

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Inciting Incident

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Rising Action

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Climax