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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. Before Jimmy leaves Bob, what question does he ask him?
(a) He asks whether Bob ever spent time in Chicago.
(b) He asks Bob to tell him exactly how he made his money.
(c) He asks whether Bob is going to keep waiting for Jimmy.
(d) He asks if Bob still considers Jimmy his best friend.

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

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

4. What reason does Bob give for falling out of touch with Jimmy?
(a) He was moving around a lot.
(b) He lost Jimmy's address.
(c) He was too busy.
(d) He was depressed.

5. What causes the few pedestrians around to hurry "dismally" past Bob (621)?
(a) Bob is a suspicious-seeming person.
(b) The weather has gotten worse.
(c) It is almost time for the last businesses to close.
(d) Bob's obvious wealth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of the story, what motive for his deception does Jimmy reveal?

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

4. What finally reveals the plainclothes officer's face?

5. The narrator says, on page 619, that something has "well nigh depeopled the streets." In this context, what does the phrase "well nigh" mean?

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