Conflict, Situational Irony, and "The Ransom of Red Chief"

In "The Ransom of Red Chief," we discussed conflict and situational irony. Here are some things we discussed during reading.

1. What are the names of the two kidnappers?
2. Whose son do they kidnap?
3. Why do they want to kidnap the boy?
4. How much do they initially wish to get in ransom for the boy?
5. What does philoprogenitiveness mean?
6. What does the boy’s father do for a living?
7. Who is the main person that the boy terrorizes?
8. What are the two main types of conflict?
9. Give an example from the story of a man vs. man conflict.
10. How do the two men sign the letter to the boy’s father?
11. Which of the men is Snake-Eye?
12. Which of the men is Hank the Trapper?
13. Why does Snake-Eye awake to a series of awful screams from Hank?
14. What is situational irony?
15. How are situational irony and conflict related in the story?
16. What is the boy’s father’s response to the letter sent by the two kidnappers?
17. What does the kid threaten to do to Snake-Eye that makes him wake up earlier than he normally would?
18. When Snake-Eye comes back from mailing the letter to the kid’s father, what does Hank confess that he has done with the boy?
19. How much do the kidnappers end up asking in ransom?
20. What time do the kidnappers have to return the boy to his father, and why?