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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 effect does the officer tell Bob that time can have?
(a) It can give a man something new to be loyal to.
(b) It can change a good man into a bad man.
(c) It can make a person realize what is really important.
(d) It can gradually erase the feeling of friendship.

2. What aspect of his success does Bob take particular pride in?
(a) Succeeding in an industry where many others have failed.
(b) Using his wealth to improve other people's lives.
(c) Starting as an "underdog" and coming out on top.
(d) Competing against and outwitting clever people.

3. The police officer's is described as "stalwart" (619). What kind of man does this mean he is?
(a) Strong, sturdy, brave.
(b) Ignorant, slow, animalistic.
(c) Stubborn, opinionated.
(d) Handsome, eye-catching.

4. 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) His hand shakes.
(d) He begins to weep.

5. 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 married and started a family.
(d) That he has found a job that makes him both proud and happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the restaurant that used to be in the spot where the man is waiting?

2. The narrator says, on page 619, that something has "well nigh depeopled the streets." In this context, what does the phrase "well nigh" mean?

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

4. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?

5. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?

(see the answer key)

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