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

2. What is the most likely reason that Bob does not recognize Jimmy when they are talking?
(a) He does not really remember what Jimmy looks like.
(b) It is too dark.
(c) He expects Jimmy to be a rich, successful man like himself.
(d) He is too busy trying to hide his own identity from the police officer.

3. Why are there so few people on the streets?
(a) There is a curfew.
(b) It is very late.
(c) The weather is unpleasant.
(d) There are no open businesses nearby.

4. What does the narrator say causes Bob to tell officer about his career in the West?
(a) His suspicions about the officer's identity.
(b) He is trying to fill an awkward silence.
(c) The officer asks him about it.
(d) His ego.

5. When Bob describes Jimmy as the "staunchest" man in the world, what does this show that Bob believes about Jimmy?
(a) He is ethical.
(b) He is loyal.
(c) He is emotional.
(d) He is persistent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

2. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?

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

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

5. What is the purpose of mentioning that everyone who passes Bob has their coat collar turned up?

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