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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 kind of street is a "pacific thoroughfare" (619)?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Wet.
(c) Crowded.
(d) Ominous.

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

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

4. What regret does the plainclothes officer express while he is pretending to be Jimmy?
(a) That the restaurant is closed.
(b) That he did not accompany Bob out West.
(c) That he does not have a long time to talk.
(d) That he and Bob lost track of one another.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

2. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?

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

4. What is the significance of Jimmy knowing how long ago the restaurant closed?

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

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