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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. Bob's eyes are described as "keen" (620). What does this description of his eyes communicate about his character?
(a) He is cold and analytical.
(b) He is mentally alert.
(c) He is carefree.
(d) He is unethical.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What hope does Bob express about Jimmy?

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

4. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?

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

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