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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 significance of Jimmy knowing how long ago the restaurant closed?
(a) It creates dramatic irony.
(b) It characterizes him as an observant police officer.
(c) It foreshadows his identity.
(d) It confirms Bob's characterization of him as a lover of New York City.

2. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?
(a) He works for the city of New York.
(b) He owns a nearby restaurant.
(c) He is a police officer.
(d) He is in business downtown.

3. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?
(a) It contains a large diamond.
(b) It is made from mother-of-pearl.
(c) It has been reported as stolen property.
(d) It is the one that he gave Bob 20 years ago.

4. At the end of the story, what motive for his deception does Jimmy reveal?
(a) He was embarrassed for Bob to know that he is now a police officer.
(b) He needed time to check the picture on the "Wanted" poster.
(c) He wanted time to think about what the right thing to do was.
(d) He could not face being the one to actually arrest Bob.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Bob leave New York?

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

5. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?

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