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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. How does the plainclothes officer get Bob to walk with him?
(a) He tells him they will go somewhere close by and talk about old times.
(b) He says that he lives nearby and they can go have a drink at his apartment.
(c) He arrests him.
(d) He shows him the note from Jimmy.

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

3. 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 creates dramatic irony.
(c) It characterizes him as an observant police officer.
(d) It foreshadows his identity.

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

5. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?
(a) It contains a large diamond.
(b) It is made from mother-of-pearl.
(c) It is the one that he gave Bob 20 years ago.
(d) It has been reported as stolen property.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bob's eyes are described as "keen" (620). What does this description of his eyes communicate about his character?

2. What is the most likely reason that Bob does not recognize Jimmy when they are talking?

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

4. What is the only reason that Bob can imagine Jimmy not showing up?

5. What does Jimmy notice about Bob's pocket watch?

(see the answer key)

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