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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. What reason does the waiting man give the police officer for his presence?
(a) He is waiting for a friend.
(b) He is trying to stay out of the rain.
(c) He thought that the business would be open.
(d) He is lost.

2. What finally reveals the plainclothes officer's face?
(a) The headlights of an approaching police car.
(b) The light from an open business.
(c) A streetlight.
(d) The flame from a match.

3. What is the clearest purpose of describing the plainclothes officer as "submerged in his overcoat" (621)?
(a) Amplifying conflict.
(b) Developing characterization.
(c) Establishing atmosphere.
(d) Providing foreshadowing.

4. On page 621, how does the reader learn that the first police officer was actually Jimmy?
(a) Jimmy himself explains his identity.
(b) The narrator describes "the patrolman" waiting around the corner as his "oldest friend" is arrested.
(c) The plainclothes officer refers to him as "Patrolman Wells."
(d) The plainclothes officer reveals his true identity to Bob.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinguishing feature does Bob have on his face?

2. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?

3. What kind of street is a "pacific thoroughfare" (619)?

4. How long does Bob wait for Jimmy after he speaks with the police officer?

5. How does the plainclothes officer get Bob to walk with him?

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