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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can logically be inferred about Bob and Jimmy's friendship?
(a) It meant more to Bob than to Jimmy.
(b) They met in college.
(c) It began when they were quite young.
(d) They are related by blood.

2. Before Jimmy leaves Bob, what question does he ask him?
(a) He asks Bob to tell him exactly how he made his money.
(b) He asks whether Bob is going to keep waiting for Jimmy.
(c) He asks whether Bob ever spent time in Chicago.
(d) He asks if Bob still considers Jimmy his best friend.

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

4. 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.

5. What is it reasonable to infer is the officer's motive in listening to Bob "with interest" (621)?
(a) The officer is pretending to be Jimmy.
(b) Bob might reveal evidence.
(c) The officer is a curious person.
(d) Bob is an interesting speaker.

6. What is the name of the restaurant that used to be in the spot where the man is waiting?
(a) Bill Diamond's.
(b) "Diamond Jim" Brady's.
(c) "Big Joe" Brady's.
(d) Bill Broozy's.

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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 could not face being the one to actually arrest Bob.
(c) He needed time to check the picture on the "Wanted" poster.
(d) He was embarrassed for Bob to know that he is now a police officer.

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

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

15. What does Jimmy notice about Bob's pocket watch?
(a) It is not set to the correct time.
(b) It has a suspicious dent in its case.
(c) It is made of solid gold.
(d) It is covered with diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bob leave New York?

2. What is the clearest purpose of describing the plainclothes officer as "submerged in his overcoat" (621)?

3. When Bob describes Jimmy as the "staunchest" man in the world, what does this show that Bob believes about Jimmy?

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

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

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