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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 causes the officer to suddenly slow down?
(a) One of the businesses has an unlocked door.
(b) He sees Bob.
(c) He sees a wanted criminal.
(d) The streetlight has gone out.

2. 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.

3. What is the significance of Jimmy knowing how long ago the restaurant closed?
(a) It foreshadows his identity.
(b) It confirms Bob's characterization of him as a lover of New York City.
(c) It creates dramatic irony.
(d) It characterizes him as an observant police officer.

4. The police officer's is described as "stalwart" (619). What kind of man does this mean he is?
(a) Ignorant, slow, animalistic.
(b) Strong, sturdy, brave.
(c) Handsome, eye-catching.
(d) Stubborn, opinionated.

5. 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 stuck in a rut and always does things the same way.
(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 not trying to show off.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a logical inference based on the way the officer is twirling his baton?

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

4. What finally reveals the plainclothes officer's face?

5. How long does Bob wait for Jimmy after he speaks with the police officer?

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