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

2. On page 621, how does the plainclothes officer refer to his meeting with Bob?
(a) As "a relief."
(b) As "fate."
(c) As "ironic."
(d) As "unbelievable."

3. Why have the two men set this particular meeting time?
(a) It was the time that the restaurant's band used to begin to play.
(b) It was the time that they said goodbye 20 years ago.
(c) It was the time they met for dinner 20 years ago.
(d) It was the time that they both used to get off of work 20 years ago.

4. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?
(a) He owns a nearby restaurant.
(b) He is in business downtown.
(c) He works for the city of New York.
(d) He is a police officer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 621, how does the reader learn that the first police officer was actually Jimmy?

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

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

4. What can logically be inferred about Jimmy's question about whether Bob and Jimmy kept in touch?

5. What regret does the plainclothes officer express while he is pretending to be Jimmy?

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