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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 causes Jimmy to comment that Bob seems to have become a success in the West?
(a) Bob's comment about the size of the West and all of its opportunities.
(b) Bob's fancy watch and scarfpin.
(c) Bob's expensive clothing and grooming.
(d) Bob's description of his business in Chicago.

2. What regret does the plainclothes officer express while he is pretending to be Jimmy?
(a) That he and Bob lost track of one another.
(b) That the restaurant is closed.
(c) That he did not accompany Bob out West.
(d) That he does not have a long time to talk.

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

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

5. What is the purpose of mentioning that everyone who passes Bob has their coat collar turned up?
(a) It explains why Bob does not see Jimmy clearly.
(b) It implies that most people have something to hide.
(c) It makes the plainclothes' officer's choice to do the same thing seem less suspicious.
(d) It underscores that New York is an unfriendly place.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 621, how does the reader learn that the first police officer was actually Jimmy?

2. What is logical to infer about the officer asking about Bob's identity "doubtfully" (621)?

3. What causes the officer to suddenly slow down?

4. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

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

(see the answer key)

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