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

2. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?
(a) His teeth.
(b) His nose.
(c) His hair color.
(d) His eye color.

3. Before Jimmy leaves Bob, what question does he ask him?
(a) He asks whether Bob ever spent time in Chicago.
(b) He asks whether Bob is going to keep waiting for Jimmy.
(c) He asks if Bob still considers Jimmy his best friend.
(d) He asks Bob to tell him exactly how he made his money.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the story, what motive for his deception does Jimmy reveal?

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

3. What is logical to infer about the officer asking about Bob's identity "doubtfully" (621)?

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

5. What does Bob do while he waits for Jimmy?

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