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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which element of the physical description of the plainclothes officer functions as foreshadowing?
(a) His voice.
(b) His height.
(c) The color of his overcoat.
(d) His hat.

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

7. What causes Jimmy to comment that Bob seems to have become a success in the West?
(a) Bob's description of his business in Chicago.
(b) Bob's expensive clothing and grooming.
(c) Bob's comment about the size of the West and all of its opportunities.
(d) Bob's fancy watch and scarfpin.

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 is not trying to show off.
(b) The police officer is stuck in a rut and always does things the same way.
(c) The police officer knows that people are watching him.
(d) The police officer is a humble and modest person.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is the clearest purpose of describing the plainclothes officer as "submerged in his overcoat" (621)?
(a) Providing foreshadowing.
(b) Establishing atmosphere.
(c) Developing characterization.
(d) Amplifying conflict.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What distinguishing feature does Bob have on his face?

3. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?

4. How far does Bob say he traveled in order to meet with Jimmy?

5. In his explanation of what has happened, what is the first thing that Jimmy wants to be sure Bob knows?

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