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

2. What is the significance of Jimmy knowing how long ago the restaurant closed?
(a) It foreshadows his identity.
(b) It confirms Bob's characterization of him as a lover of New York City.
(c) It creates dramatic irony.
(d) It characterizes him as an observant police officer.

3. At what time of night are Bob and Jimmy supposed to meet?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

4. What causes the officer to suddenly slow down?
(a) He sees a wanted criminal.
(b) He sees Bob.
(c) The streetlight has gone out.
(d) One of the businesses has an unlocked door.

5. 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 make a person realize what is really important.
(c) It can gradually erase the feeling of friendship.
(d) It can change a good man into a bad man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?

3. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

4. What criticism does Bob have for New York itself?

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

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