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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. How does the plainclothes officer get Bob to walk with him?
(a) He tells him they will go somewhere close by and talk about old times.
(b) He arrests him.
(c) He says that he lives nearby and they can go have a drink at his apartment.
(d) He shows him the note from Jimmy.

2. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?
(a) It is the one that he gave Bob 20 years ago.
(b) It contains a large diamond.
(c) It has been reported as stolen property.
(d) It is made from mother-of-pearl.

3. What does Bob mean when he describes Jimmy as a "plodder" (620)?
(a) Jimmy is a kind person but not very bright.
(b) Jimmy is loyal but can also be stubborn.
(c) Jimmy is a steady person but not creative or quick.
(d) Jimmy is ethical but can also be judgmental.

4. Why have the two men set this particular meeting time?
(a) It was the time they met for dinner 20 years ago.
(b) It was the time that they both used to get off of work 20 years ago.
(c) It was the time that the restaurant's band used to begin to play.
(d) It was the time that they said goodbye 20 years ago.

5. What criticism does Bob have for New York itself?
(a) It dulls the mind.
(b) It is corrupt.
(c) It is full of snobs.
(d) It is crowded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say causes Bob to tell officer about his career in the West?

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

3. The police officer's is described as "stalwart" (619). What kind of man does this mean he is?

4. Why are there so few people on the streets?

5. What is it reasonable to infer is the officer's motive in listening to Bob "with interest" (621)?

(see the answer key)

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