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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. Why have the two men set this particular meeting time?
(a) It was the time that they said goodbye 20 years ago.
(b) It was the time they met for dinner 20 years ago.
(c) It was the time that they both used to get off of work 20 years ago.
(d) It was the time that the restaurant's band used to begin to play.

2. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?
(a) It is the one that he gave Bob 20 years ago.
(b) It is made from mother-of-pearl.
(c) It contains a large diamond.
(d) It has been reported as stolen property.

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

4. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?
(a) His nose.
(b) His eye color.
(c) His hair color.
(d) His teeth.

5. What finally reveals the plainclothes officer's face?
(a) The flame from a match.
(b) The headlights of an approaching police car.
(c) The light from an open business.
(d) A streetlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element of the physical description of the plainclothes officer functions as foreshadowing?

2. What detail reveals Bob's emotions when he discovers that Jimmy has betrayed him?

3. What effect does the officer tell Bob that time can have?

4. What reason does the waiting man give the police officer for his presence?

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

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