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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. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?
(a) He works for the city of New York.
(b) He is in business downtown.
(c) He is a police officer.
(d) He owns a nearby restaurant.
2. 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 both used to get off of work 20 years ago.
(c) It was the time that they said goodbye 20 years ago.
(d) It was the time they met for dinner 20 years ago.
3. Bob's eyes are described as "keen" (620). What does this description of his eyes communicate about his character?
(a) He is unethical.
(b) He is mentally alert.
(c) He is cold and analytical.
(d) He is carefree.
4. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?
(a) The police officer is not trying to show off.
(b) The police officer is a humble and modest person.
(c) The police officer knows that people are watching him.
(d) The police officer is stuck in a rut and always does things the same way.
5. What can logically be inferred about Jimmy's question about whether Bob and Jimmy kept in touch?
(a) He wants to know if Bob realizes that he deliberately stopped writing to him.
(b) He wonders why Bob stopped writing to him.
(c) He is unsure if the man he is talking to really is his old friend.
(d) He does not remember when the last time he heard from Bob was.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the only reason that Bob can imagine Jimmy not showing up?
2. What is it reasonable to infer is the officer's motive in listening to Bob "with interest" (621)?
3. What is a logical inference based on the way the officer is twirling his baton?
4. On page 621, how does the plainclothes officer refer to his meeting with Bob?
5. What is the first thing that Bob notices about the plainclothes officer he thinks is Jimmy?
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