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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 plainclothes officer hand to Bob?
(a) A note from Jimmy.
(b) The "Wanted" poster with his face on it.
(c) An arrest warrant.
(d) A card with his Miranda rights printed on it.

2. What criticism does Bob have for New York itself?
(a) It is full of snobs.
(b) It dulls the mind.
(c) It is crowded.
(d) It is corrupt.

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

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?
(a) Tried and failed to.
(b) Come very close to.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Completely.

5. What is it reasonable to infer is the officer's motive in listening to Bob "with interest" (621)?
(a) The officer is pretending to be Jimmy.
(b) Bob is an interesting speaker.
(c) The officer is a curious person.
(d) Bob might reveal evidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bob leave New York?

2. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?

3. What is the purpose of mentioning that everyone who passes Bob has their coat collar turned up?

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

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

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