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

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

5. What aspect of his success does Bob take particular pride in?
(a) Succeeding in an industry where many others have failed.
(b) Competing against and outwitting clever people.
(c) Using his wealth to improve other people's lives.
(d) Starting as an "underdog" and coming out on top.

6. 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 bored.
(c) He is expecting trouble.
(d) He is in a good mood.

7. On page 621, how does the reader learn that the first police officer was actually Jimmy?
(a) The narrator describes "the patrolman" waiting around the corner as his "oldest friend" is arrested.
(b) The plainclothes officer refers to him as "Patrolman Wells."
(c) Jimmy himself explains his identity.
(d) The plainclothes officer reveals his true identity to Bob.

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

9. What causes the few pedestrians around to hurry "dismally" past Bob (621)?
(a) Bob's obvious wealth.
(b) It is almost time for the last businesses to close.
(c) Bob is a suspicious-seeming person.
(d) The weather has gotten worse.

10. What regret does the plainclothes officer express while he is pretending to be Jimmy?
(a) That he does not have a long time to talk.
(b) That the restaurant is closed.
(c) That he and Bob lost track of one another.
(d) That he did not accompany Bob out West.

11. How does the plainclothes officer get Bob to walk with him?
(a) He says that he lives nearby and they can go have a drink at his apartment.
(b) He shows him the note from Jimmy.
(c) He arrests him.
(d) He tells him they will go somewhere close by and talk about old times.

12. 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.

13. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?
(a) It is the one that he gave Bob 20 years ago.
(b) It is made from mother-of-pearl.
(c) It has been reported as stolen property.
(d) It contains a large diamond.

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

15. What reason does the waiting man give the police officer for his presence?
(a) He is waiting for a friend.
(b) He thought that the business would be open.
(c) He is trying to stay out of the rain.
(d) He is lost.