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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 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) His ego.
(d) He is trying to fill an awkward silence.

2. How far does Bob say he traveled in order to meet with Jimmy?
(a) 2,000 miles.
(b) 1,000 miles.
(c) 200 miles.
(d) 500 miles.

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

4. What does Bob's nickname turn out to be?
(a) "Betting" Bob.
(b) "Slippery" Bob.
(c) "Silky" Bob.
(d) "Bully" Bob.

5. Before Jimmy leaves Bob, what question does he ask him?
(a) He asks whether Bob is going to keep waiting for Jimmy.
(b) He asks Bob to tell him exactly how he made his money.
(c) He asks whether Bob ever spent time in Chicago.
(d) He asks if Bob still considers Jimmy his best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does the waiting man give the police officer for his presence?

2. What does the plainclothes officer hand to Bob?

3. On page 621, how does the plainclothes officer refer to his meeting with Bob?

4. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?

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

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