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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 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.

2. Which element of the physical description of the plainclothes officer functions as foreshadowing?
(a) His voice.
(b) The color of his overcoat.
(c) His height.
(d) His hat.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Bob say he traveled in order to meet with Jimmy?

2. What is the name of the restaurant that used to be in the spot where the man is waiting?

3. How does the plainclothes officer get Bob to walk with him?

4. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?

5. What does Bob do while he waits for Jimmy?

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