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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. How does the plainclothes officer get Bob to walk with him?
(a) He arrests him.
(b) He tells him they will go somewhere close by and talk about old times.
(c) He says that he lives nearby and they can go have a drink at his apartment.
(d) He shows him the note from Jimmy.

2. 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 persistent.
(c) He is emotional.
(d) He is loyal.

3. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?
(a) A great person, usually a male friend.
(b) Someone cruel and threatening.
(c) Excellent, wonderful.
(d) Someone who uses force to get their way.

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

5. Bob's eyes are described as "keen" (620). What does this description of his eyes communicate about his character?
(a) He is unethical.
(b) He is mentally alert.
(c) He is cold and analytical.
(d) He is carefree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can logically be inferred about Bob and Jimmy's friendship?

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

3. What criticism does Bob have for New York itself?

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

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

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