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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Bob leave New York?
(a) He hoped to make money in the West.
(b) He and Jimmy got into a fight.
(c) He was wanted by the police.
(d) He fell in love with a girl from Chicago.

3. How far does Bob say he traveled in order to meet with Jimmy?
(a) 1,000 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 2,000 miles.
(d) 500 miles.

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

5. What effect does the officer tell Bob that time can have?
(a) It can gradually erase the feeling of friendship.
(b) It can give a man something new to be loyal to.
(c) It can make a person realize what is really important.
(d) It can change a good man into a bad man.

6. What is the only reason that Bob can imagine Jimmy not showing up?
(a) He cannot get away from work.
(b) He has forgotten Bob.
(c) He no longer lives in New York.
(d) He is dead.

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

8. 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 truly struggled with the decision to turn Bob in.
(c) He still considers Bob his best friend.
(d) He has no sympathy for criminals.

9. Who is the author of "After Twenty Years"?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Katherine Anne Porter.
(c) O. Henry.
(d) Edith Wharton.

10. According to Bob, why did Jimmy stay in New York?
(a) He did not want to leave his family behind.
(b) He loved New York too much to leave it.
(c) He had a very limited imagination.
(d) He was scared to move somewhere unknown.

11. 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 foreshadows his identity.
(c) It creates dramatic irony.
(d) It characterizes him as an observant police officer.

12. What hope does Bob express about Jimmy?
(a) That he has found a job that makes him both proud and happy.
(b) That he has also had success.
(c) That he has married and started a family.
(d) That he has not been as successful as Bob himself has been.

13. Bob's eyes are described as "keen" (620). What does this description of his eyes communicate about his character?
(a) He is cold and analytical.
(b) He is carefree.
(c) He is mentally alert.
(d) He is unethical.

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

15. What causes the officer to suddenly slow down?
(a) One of the businesses has an unlocked door.
(b) He sees a wanted criminal.
(c) He sees Bob.
(d) The streetlight has gone out.

Short Answer Questions

1. The police officer's is described as "stalwart" (619). What kind of man does this mean he is?

2. What causes Jimmy to comment that Bob seems to have become a success in the West?

3. What is the first thing that Bob notices about the plainclothes officer he thinks is Jimmy?

4. Why are so few businesses open on the street where the officer is?

5. What does Bob's nickname turn out to be?

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