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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 did Bob leave New York?
(a) He was wanted by the police.
(b) He fell in love with a girl from Chicago.
(c) He hoped to make money in the West.
(d) He and Jimmy got into a fight.

2. On page 621, how does the reader learn that the first police officer was actually Jimmy?
(a) The narrator describes "the patrolman" waiting around the corner as his "oldest friend" is arrested.
(b) The plainclothes officer reveals his true identity to Bob.
(c) Jimmy himself explains his identity.
(d) The plainclothes officer refers to him as "Patrolman Wells."

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

4. What can logically be inferred about Bob and Jimmy's friendship?
(a) It began when they were quite young.
(b) They are related by blood.
(c) They met in college.
(d) It meant more to Bob than to Jimmy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the plainclothes officer hand to Bob?

2. How long does Bob wait for Jimmy after he speaks with the police officer?

3. What kind of street is a "pacific thoroughfare" (619)?

4. Why have the two men set this particular meeting time?

5. How did the police discover that Bob was in New York?

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