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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 long does Bob wait for Jimmy after he speaks with the police officer?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

2. How did the police discover that Bob was in New York?
(a) A business rival spotted Bob in New York.
(b) Jimmy told them about his appointment with Bob.
(c) The bus driver that brought Bob to New York recognized him from a "Wanted" poster.
(d) The police in Chicago wired the information to them.

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

4. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?
(a) He owns a nearby restaurant.
(b) He is in business downtown.
(c) He works for the city of New York.
(d) He is a police officer.

5. 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 the restaurant's band used to begin to play.
(c) It was the time that they said goodbye 20 years ago.
(d) It was the time that they both used to get off of work 20 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Jimmy notice about Bob's pocket watch?

(see the answer key)

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