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

2. What reason does Bob give for falling out of touch with Jimmy?
(a) He was moving around a lot.
(b) He lost Jimmy's address.
(c) He was too busy.
(d) He was depressed.

3. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?
(a) The police officer is a humble and modest person.
(b) The police officer knows that people are watching him.
(c) The police officer is not trying to show off.
(d) The police officer is stuck in a rut and always does things the same way.

4. What can logically be inferred about Jimmy's question about whether Bob and Jimmy kept in touch?
(a) He wonders why Bob stopped writing to him.
(b) He does not remember when the last time he heard from Bob was.
(c) He wants to know if Bob realizes that he deliberately stopped writing to him.
(d) He is unsure if the man he is talking to really is his old friend.

5. Why did Bob leave New York?
(a) He fell in love with a girl from Chicago.
(b) He was wanted by the police.
(c) He and Jimmy got into a fight.
(d) He hoped to make money in the West.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Bob describes Jimmy as the "staunchest" man in the world, what does this show that Bob believes about Jimmy?

4. What does the narrator say causes Bob to tell officer about his career in the West?

5. How did the police discover that Bob was in New York?

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