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

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

3. What detail reveals Bob's emotions when he discovers that Jimmy has betrayed him?
(a) He begins to weep.
(b) His hand shakes.
(c) He lunges at the plainclothes officer.
(d) He curses Jimmy and their friendship.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What hope does Bob express about Jimmy?

3. What is the significance of Jimmy knowing how long ago the restaurant closed?

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

5. What does the narrator say causes Bob to tell officer about his career in the West?

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