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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?
(a) 0.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What does Bob do while he waits for Jimmy?
(a) Polishes his scarfpin.
(b) Smokes his cigar.
(c) Hums a song.
(d) Counts his money.

4. What is a logical inference based on the way the officer is twirling his baton?
(a) He is trying to impress people.
(b) He is expecting trouble.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He is in a good mood.

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

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

7. What does Bob mean when he describes Jimmy as a "plodder" (620)?
(a) Jimmy is ethical but can also be judgmental.
(b) Jimmy is a kind person but not very bright.
(c) Jimmy is a steady person but not creative or quick.
(d) Jimmy is loyal but can also be stubborn.

8. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?
(a) The police officer knows that people are watching him.
(b) The police officer is not trying to show off.
(c) The police officer is stuck in a rut and always does things the same way.
(d) The police officer is a humble and modest person.

9. How did the police discover that Bob was in New York?
(a) A business rival spotted Bob in New York.
(b) The police in Chicago wired the information to them.
(c) The bus driver that brought Bob to New York recognized him from a "Wanted" poster.
(d) Jimmy told them about his appointment with Bob.

10. What duty is the police officer performing in the opening of the story?
(a) Searching for a wanted criminal.
(b) Enforcing the city's curfew.
(c) Checking doors to make sure they are locked.
(d) Enforcing the city's noise ordinance.

11. How long does Bob wait for Jimmy after he speaks with the police officer?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

12. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?
(a) He is a police officer.
(b) He works for the city of New York.
(c) He owns a nearby restaurant.
(d) He is in business downtown.

13. 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 they both used to get off of work 20 years ago.
(c) It was the time they met for dinner 20 years ago.
(d) It was the time that the restaurant's band used to begin to play.

14. What is the first thing that Bob notices about the plainclothes officer he thinks is Jimmy?
(a) The man seems to be trying to hide his face.
(b) The man is taller than he thought Jimmy was.
(c) The man's voice is lower than he remember's Jimmy's being.
(d) The man does not seem to recognize the nickname that Bob gave Jimmy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can logically be inferred about Jimmy's question about whether Bob and Jimmy kept in touch?

2. What aspect of his success does Bob take particular pride in?

3. What is the name of the restaurant that used to be in the spot where the man is waiting?

4. What criticism does Bob have for New York itself?

5. Which element of the physical description of the plainclothes officer functions as foreshadowing?

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