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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 kind of street is a "pacific thoroughfare" (619)?
(a) Crowded.
(b) Wet.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Ominous.

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 he did not accompany Bob out West.
(c) That he and Bob lost track of one another.
(d) That the restaurant is closed.

3. What is logical to infer about the officer asking about Bob's identity "doubtfully" (621)?
(a) He does not fully trust Jimmy Wells.
(b) He is an insecure and hesitant person.
(c) He wants to seem like he is not already sure of Bob's identity.
(d) He is not sure that he and Jimmy are doing the right thing.

4. What aspect of his success does Bob take particular pride in?
(a) Using his wealth to improve other people's lives.
(b) Starting as an "underdog" and coming out on top.
(c) Competing against and outwitting clever people.
(d) Succeeding in an industry where many others have failed.

5. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?
(a) His nose.
(b) His hair color.
(c) His eye color.
(d) His teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 621, how does the reader learn that the first police officer was actually Jimmy?

2. Which element of the physical description of the plainclothes officer functions as foreshadowing?

3. What causes the officer to suddenly slow down?

4. The narrator says, on page 619, that something has "well nigh depeopled the streets." In this context, what does the phrase "well nigh" mean?

5. What reason does the waiting man give the police officer for his presence?

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