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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 is the name of the restaurant that used to be in the spot where the man is waiting?
(a) Bill Broozy's.
(b) "Big Joe" Brady's.
(c) "Diamond Jim" Brady's.
(d) Bill Diamond's.

2. When Bob describes Jimmy as the "staunchest" man in the world, what does this show that Bob believes about Jimmy?
(a) He is ethical.
(b) He is loyal.
(c) He is persistent.
(d) He is emotional.

3. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?
(a) The police officer knows that people are watching him.
(b) The police officer is not trying to show off.
(c) The police officer is a humble and modest person.
(d) The police officer is stuck in a rut and always does things the same way.

4. 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 if Bob still considers Jimmy his best friend.
(d) He asks whether Bob ever spent time in Chicago.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What effect does the officer tell Bob that time can have?

3. What regret does the plainclothes officer express while he is pretending to be Jimmy?

4. What reason does Bob give for falling out of touch with Jimmy?

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

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