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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. At the end of the story, what motive for his deception does Jimmy reveal?
(a) He was embarrassed for Bob to know that he is now a police officer.
(b) He could not face being the one to actually arrest Bob.
(c) He needed time to check the picture on the "Wanted" poster.
(d) He wanted time to think about what the right thing to do was.

2. What kind of street is a "pacific thoroughfare" (619)?
(a) Wet.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Ominous.
(d) Crowded.

3. What is logical to infer about the officer asking about Bob's identity "doubtfully" (621)?
(a) He does not fully trust Jimmy Wells.
(b) He is not sure that he and Jimmy are doing the right thing.
(c) He is an insecure and hesitant person.
(d) He wants to seem like he is not already sure of Bob's identity.

4. 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 he did not accompany Bob out West.
(c) That the restaurant is closed.
(d) That he does not have a long time to talk.

5. What is the first thing that Bob notices about the plainclothes officer he thinks is Jimmy?
(a) The man seems to be trying to hide his face.
(b) The man does not seem to recognize the nickname that Bob gave Jimmy.
(c) The man's voice is lower than he remember's Jimmy's being.
(d) The man is taller than he thought Jimmy was.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Bob, why did Jimmy stay in New York?

3. Why are so few businesses open on the street where the officer is?

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

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

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