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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "After Twenty Years".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of mentioning that everyone who passes Bob has their coat collar turned up?
(a) It implies that most people have something to hide.
(b) It makes the plainclothes' officer's choice to do the same thing seem less suspicious.
(c) It explains why Bob does not see Jimmy clearly.
(d) It underscores that New York is an unfriendly place.

2. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?
(a) Someone cruel and threatening.
(b) Someone who uses force to get their way.
(c) A great person, usually a male friend.
(d) Excellent, wonderful.

3. What aspect of his success does Bob take particular pride in?
(a) Starting as an "underdog" and coming out on top.
(b) Succeeding in an industry where many others have failed.
(c) Competing against and outwitting clever people.
(d) Using his wealth to improve other people's lives.

4. What is the name of the restaurant that used to be in the spot where the man is waiting?
(a) "Diamond Jim" Brady's.
(b) Bill Diamond's.
(c) Bill Broozy's.
(d) "Big Joe" Brady's.

5. At the end of the story, what motive for his deception does Jimmy reveal?
(a) He wanted time to think about what the right thing to do was.
(b) He needed time to check the picture on the "Wanted" poster.
(c) He was embarrassed for Bob to know that he is now a police officer.
(d) He could not face being the one to actually arrest Bob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?

2. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

3. Who is the author of "After Twenty Years"?

4. What kind of street is a "pacific thoroughfare" (619)?

5. Why have the two men set this particular meeting time?

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