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

2. What criticism does Bob have for New York itself?
(a) It dulls the mind.
(b) It is full of snobs.
(c) It is corrupt.
(d) It is crowded.

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

4. What reason does the waiting man give the police officer for his presence?
(a) He thought that the business would be open.
(b) He is trying to stay out of the rain.
(c) He is lost.
(d) He is waiting for a friend.

5. Before Jimmy leaves Bob, what question does he ask him?
(a) He asks Bob to tell him exactly how he made his money.
(b) He asks whether Bob ever spent time in Chicago.
(c) He asks whether Bob is going to keep waiting for Jimmy.
(d) He asks if Bob still considers Jimmy his best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the clearest purpose of describing the plainclothes officer as "submerged in his overcoat" (621)?

2. What causes Jimmy to comment that Bob seems to have become a success in the West?

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

4. What is the only reason that Bob can imagine Jimmy not showing up?

5. Why did Bob leave New York?

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