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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 does Bob's nickname turn out to be?
(a) "Betting" Bob.
(b) "Slippery" Bob.
(c) "Silky" Bob.
(d) "Bully" Bob.

2. What is it reasonable to infer is the officer's motive in listening to Bob "with interest" (621)?
(a) Bob might reveal evidence.
(b) Bob is an interesting speaker.
(c) The officer is a curious person.
(d) The officer is pretending to be Jimmy.

3. What is the significance of Jimmy knowing how long ago the restaurant closed?
(a) It foreshadows his identity.
(b) It confirms Bob's characterization of him as a lover of New York City.
(c) It characterizes him as an observant police officer.
(d) It creates dramatic irony.

4. Why are so few businesses open on the street where the officer is?
(a) The area is very poor.
(b) It is past midnight.
(c) The businesses keep early hours.
(d) The city curfew means there are few customers.

5. Why did Bob leave New York?
(a) He fell in love with a girl from Chicago.
(b) He and Jimmy got into a fight.
(c) He was wanted by the police.
(d) He hoped to make money in the West.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the few pedestrians around to hurry "dismally" past Bob (621)?

2. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

3. At what time of night are Bob and Jimmy supposed to meet?

4. What causes Jimmy to comment that Bob seems to have become a success in the West?

5. What does the plainclothes officer hand to Bob?

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