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

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

3. At the end of the story, what motive for his deception does Jimmy reveal?
(a) He wanted time to think about what the right thing to do was.
(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 was embarrassed for Bob to know that he is now a police officer.

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

5. Who is the author of "After Twenty Years"?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Katherine Anne Porter.
(d) O. Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Bob say he traveled in order to meet with Jimmy?

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

3. What hope does Bob express about Jimmy?

4. What does the plainclothes officer hand to Bob?

5. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

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