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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 are so few businesses open on the street where the officer is?
(a) The area is very poor.
(b) The businesses keep early hours.
(c) The city curfew means there are few customers.
(d) It is past midnight.

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

3. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?
(a) It is the one that he gave Bob 20 years ago.
(b) It contains a large diamond.
(c) It has been reported as stolen property.
(d) It is made from mother-of-pearl.

4. What hope does Bob express about Jimmy?
(a) That he has not been as successful as Bob himself has been.
(b) That he has also had success.
(c) That he has found a job that makes him both proud and happy.
(d) That he has married and started a family.

5. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?
(a) He is a police officer.
(b) He owns a nearby restaurant.
(c) He works for the city of New York.
(d) He is in business downtown.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his explanation of what has happened, what is the first thing that Jimmy wants to be sure Bob knows?

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

3. Why did Bob leave New York?

4. What detail reveals Bob's emotions when he discovers that Jimmy has betrayed him?

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

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