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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) He sees Bob.
(b) He sees a wanted criminal.
(c) One of the businesses has an unlocked door.
(d) The streetlight has gone out.

2. How long does Bob wait for Jimmy after he speaks with the police officer?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

3. What is the first thing that Bob notices about the plainclothes officer he thinks is Jimmy?
(a) The man's voice is lower than he remember's Jimmy's being.
(b) The man is taller than he thought Jimmy was.
(c) The man seems to be trying to hide his face.
(d) The man does not seem to recognize the nickname that Bob gave Jimmy.

4. What can logically be inferred about Jimmy's question about whether Bob and Jimmy kept in touch?
(a) He is unsure if the man he is talking to really is his old friend.
(b) He wants to know if Bob realizes that he deliberately stopped writing to him.
(c) He wonders why Bob stopped writing to him.
(d) He does not remember when the last time he heard from Bob was.

5. 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 they met for dinner 20 years ago.
(d) It was the time that they said goodbye 20 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What duty is the police officer performing in the opening of the story?

2. When Bob describes Jimmy as the "staunchest" man in the world, what does this show that Bob believes about Jimmy?

3. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

4. What is the significance of Jimmy knowing how long ago the restaurant closed?

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

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