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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 loved New York too much to leave it.
(c) He had a very limited imagination.
(d) He did not want to leave his family behind.

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

3. Why are there so few people on the streets?
(a) It is very late.
(b) There are no open businesses nearby.
(c) The weather is unpleasant.
(d) There is a curfew.

4. How long does Bob wait for Jimmy after he speaks with the police officer?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?

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

3. At what time of night are Bob and Jimmy supposed to meet?

4. Which element of the physical description of the plainclothes officer functions as foreshadowing?

5. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

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