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

2. According to Bob, why did Jimmy stay in New York?
(a) He loved New York too much to leave it.
(b) He did not want to leave his family behind.
(c) He had a very limited imagination.
(d) He was scared to move somewhere unknown.

3. What causes the few pedestrians around to hurry "dismally" past Bob (621)?
(a) The weather has gotten worse.
(b) It is almost time for the last businesses to close.
(c) Bob is a suspicious-seeming person.
(d) Bob's obvious wealth.

4. What is the purpose of mentioning that everyone who passes Bob has their coat collar turned up?
(a) It makes the plainclothes' officer's choice to do the same thing seem less suspicious.
(b) It underscores that New York is an unfriendly place.
(c) It explains why Bob does not see Jimmy clearly.
(d) It implies that most people have something to hide.

5. What is the first thing that Bob notices about the plainclothes officer he thinks is Jimmy?
(a) The man is taller than he thought Jimmy was.
(b) The man's voice is lower than he remember's Jimmy's being.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of his success does Bob take particular pride in?

2. What does Bob's nickname turn out to be?

3. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?

4. What effect does the officer tell Bob that time can have?

5. What is a logical inference based on the way the officer is twirling his baton?

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