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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. The police officer's is described as "stalwart" (619). What kind of man does this mean he is?
(a) Ignorant, slow, animalistic.
(b) Stubborn, opinionated.
(c) Handsome, eye-catching.
(d) Strong, sturdy, brave.

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

5. At what time of night are Bob and Jimmy supposed to meet?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 11 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

6. When Bob describes Jimmy as the "staunchest" man in the world, what does this show that Bob believes about Jimmy?
(a) He is persistent.
(b) He is emotional.
(c) He is loyal.
(d) He is ethical.

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

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

9. What is the purpose of mentioning that everyone who passes Bob has their coat collar turned up?
(a) It explains why Bob does not see Jimmy clearly.
(b) It makes the plainclothes' officer's choice to do the same thing seem less suspicious.
(c) It implies that most people have something to hide.
(d) It underscores that New York is an unfriendly place.

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

11. 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 reveals his true identity to Bob.
(c) The plainclothes officer refers to him as "Patrolman Wells."
(d) Jimmy himself explains his identity.

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

13. Why are there so few people on the streets?
(a) There is a curfew.
(b) There are no open businesses nearby.
(c) It is very late.
(d) The weather is unpleasant.

14. How did the police discover that Bob was in New York?
(a) Jimmy told them about his appointment with Bob.
(b) The police in Chicago wired the information to them.
(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 detail reveals Bob's emotions when he discovers that Jimmy has betrayed him?
(a) His hand shakes.
(b) He lunges at the plainclothes officer.
(c) He curses Jimmy and their friendship.
(d) He begins to weep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Jimmy leaves Bob, what question does he ask him?

2. What finally reveals the plainclothes officer's face?

3. What reason does Bob give for falling out of touch with Jimmy?

4. The narrator says, on page 619, that something has "well nigh depeopled the streets." In this context, what does the phrase "well nigh" mean?

5. What is the only reason that Bob can imagine Jimmy not showing up?

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