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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 most likely reason that Bob does not recognize Jimmy when they are talking?
(a) It is too dark.
(b) He expects Jimmy to be a rich, successful man like himself.
(c) He is too busy trying to hide his own identity from the police officer.
(d) He does not really remember what Jimmy looks like.

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

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

4. In his explanation of what has happened, what is the first thing that Jimmy wants to be sure Bob knows?
(a) He showed up for their meeting on time.
(b) He has no sympathy for criminals.
(c) He truly struggled with the decision to turn Bob in.
(d) He still considers Bob his best friend.

5. What does the narrator say causes Bob to tell officer about his career in the West?
(a) He is trying to fill an awkward silence.
(b) His suspicions about the officer's identity.
(c) His ego.
(d) The officer asks him about it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?

4. What distinguishing feature does Bob have on his face?

5. What is the clearest purpose of describing the plainclothes officer as "submerged in his overcoat" (621)?

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