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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. The narrator says, on page 619, that something has "well nigh depeopled the streets." In this context, what does the phrase "well nigh" mean?
(a) Tried and failed to.
(b) Completely.
(c) Come very close to.
(d) Slowly.

2. What effect does the officer tell Bob that time can have?
(a) It can gradually erase the feeling of friendship.
(b) It can change a good man into a bad man.
(c) It can give a man something new to be loyal to.
(d) It can make a person realize what is really important.

3. What reason does the waiting man give the police officer for his presence?
(a) He is waiting for a friend.
(b) He thought that the business would be open.
(c) He is lost.
(d) He is trying to stay out of the rain.

4. What can logically be inferred about Bob and Jimmy's friendship?
(a) They met in college.
(b) It meant more to Bob than to Jimmy.
(c) It began when they were quite young.
(d) They are related by blood.

5. What distinguishing feature does Bob have on his face?
(a) A mole.
(b) A small scar.
(c) A black eye.
(d) A birthmark.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the only reason that Bob can imagine Jimmy not showing up?

3. What duty is the police officer performing in the opening of the story?

4. What does Bob's nickname turn out to be?

5. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

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