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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) His ego.
(b) The officer asks him about it.
(c) His suspicions about the officer's identity.
(d) He is trying to fill an awkward silence.

2. What regret does the plainclothes officer express while he is pretending to be Jimmy?
(a) That he does not have a long time to talk.
(b) That the restaurant is closed.
(c) That he and Bob lost track of one another.
(d) That he did not accompany Bob out West.

3. What duty is the police officer performing in the opening of the story?
(a) Checking doors to make sure they are locked.
(b) Enforcing the city's noise ordinance.
(c) Searching for a wanted criminal.
(d) Enforcing the city's curfew.

4. On page 621, how does the plainclothes officer refer to his meeting with Bob?
(a) As "a relief."
(b) As "ironic."
(c) As "fate."
(d) As "unbelievable."

5. What detail reveals Bob's emotions when he discovers that Jimmy has betrayed him?
(a) He begins to weep.
(b) He lunges at the plainclothes officer.
(c) His hand shakes.
(d) He curses Jimmy and their friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?

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

3. What does Bob mean when he describes Jimmy as a "plodder" (620)?

4. What does Jimmy notice about Bob's pocket watch?

5. Why have the two men set this particular meeting time?

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