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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 does Jimmy notice about Bob's pocket watch?
(a) It has a suspicious dent in its case.
(b) It is not set to the correct time.
(c) It is made of solid gold.
(d) It is covered with diamonds.

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

3. What criticism does Bob have for New York itself?
(a) It is full of snobs.
(b) It is crowded.
(c) It dulls the mind.
(d) It is corrupt.

4. What is it reasonable to infer is the officer's motive in listening to Bob "with interest" (621)?
(a) The officer is a curious person.
(b) Bob is an interesting speaker.
(c) Bob might reveal evidence.
(d) The officer is pretending to be Jimmy.

5. The narrator says, on page 619, that something has "well nigh depeopled the streets." In this context, what does the phrase "well nigh" mean?
(a) Completely.
(b) Come very close to.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Tried and failed to.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

2. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?

3. In his explanation of what has happened, what is the first thing that Jimmy wants to be sure Bob knows?

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

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

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