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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) Ominous.
(b) Crowded.
(c) Wet.
(d) Peaceful.

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

3. What reason does the waiting man give the police officer for his presence?
(a) He thought that the business would be open.
(b) He is lost.
(c) He is trying to stay out of the rain.
(d) He is waiting for a friend.

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

5. Why have the two men set this particular meeting time?
(a) It was the time that they said goodbye 20 years ago.
(b) It was the time that the restaurant's band used to begin to play.
(c) It was the time they met for dinner 20 years ago.
(d) It was the time that they both used to get off of work 20 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there so few people on the streets?

2. What reason does Bob give for falling out of touch with Jimmy?

3. What detail reveals Bob's emotions when he discovers that Jimmy has betrayed him?

4. What is a logical inference based on the way the officer is twirling his baton?

5. What can logically be inferred about Bob and Jimmy's friendship?

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