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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?
(a) Excellent, wonderful.
(b) A great person, usually a male friend.
(c) Someone who uses force to get their way.
(d) Someone cruel and threatening.

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

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

11. What detail reveals Bob's emotions when he discovers that Jimmy has betrayed him?
(a) He begins to weep.
(b) He curses Jimmy and their friendship.
(c) He lunges at the plainclothes officer.
(d) His hand shakes.

12. On page 621, how does the plainclothes officer refer to his meeting with Bob?
(a) As "unbelievable."
(b) As "fate."
(c) As "ironic."
(d) As "a relief."

13. Why are so few businesses open on the street where the officer is?
(a) The city curfew means there are few customers.
(b) The businesses keep early hours.
(c) It is past midnight.
(d) The area is very poor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the plainclothes officer hand to Bob?

2. What is it reasonable to infer is the officer's motive in listening to Bob "with interest" (621)?

3. At the end of the story, what motive for his deception does Jimmy reveal?

4. What causes Jimmy to comment that Bob seems to have become a success in the West?

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

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