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

2. What distinguishing feature does Bob have on his face?
(a) A black eye.
(b) A birthmark.
(c) A mole.
(d) A small scar.

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

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

5. What reason does Bob give for falling out of touch with Jimmy?
(a) He lost Jimmy's address.
(b) He was depressed.
(c) He was moving around a lot.
(d) He was too busy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is logical to infer about the officer asking about Bob's identity "doubtfully" (621)?

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

4. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

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

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