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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 does the narrator say causes Bob to tell officer about his career in the West?
(a) His ego.
(b) He is trying to fill an awkward silence.
(c) His suspicions about the officer's identity.
(d) The officer asks him about it.

2. What causes Jimmy to comment that Bob seems to have become a success in the West?
(a) Bob's fancy watch and scarfpin.
(b) Bob's description of his business in Chicago.
(c) Bob's comment about the size of the West and all of its opportunities.
(d) Bob's expensive clothing and grooming.

3. The narrator says, on page 619, that something has "well nigh depeopled the streets." In this context, what does the phrase "well nigh" mean?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Tried and failed to.
(c) Completely.
(d) Come very close to.

4. Who is the author of "After Twenty Years"?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) O. Henry.
(d) Katherine Anne Porter.

5. What does the plainclothes officer hand to Bob?
(a) The "Wanted" poster with his face on it.
(b) A note from Jimmy.
(c) A card with his Miranda rights printed on it.
(d) An arrest warrant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing that Bob notices about the plainclothes officer he thinks is Jimmy?

2. What reason does Bob give for falling out of touch with Jimmy?

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

4. How does the plainclothes officer get Bob to walk with him?

5. Why have the two men set this particular meeting time?

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