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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?
(a) His teeth.
(b) His hair color.
(c) His eye color.
(d) His nose.

3. What reason does Bob give for falling out of touch with Jimmy?
(a) He was too busy.
(b) He lost Jimmy's address.
(c) He was moving around a lot.
(d) He was depressed.

4. What does Bob's nickname turn out to be?
(a) "Bully" Bob.
(b) "Silky" Bob.
(c) "Betting" Bob.
(d) "Slippery" Bob.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the police discover that Bob was in New York?

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

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

5. What does Jimmy notice about Bob's pocket watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the note from Jimmy explain to Bob?

2. How is Bob characterized by the accessories that he carries?

3. How does the introduction of Bob's character contrast with the introduction of Jimmy's character?

4. What is amusing about the plainclothes officer's answer to Bob's question about whether he is doing well in New York?

5. When the plainclothes officer tells Bob "We'll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk about old times," (621), what does he mean, and what does Bob likely think he means?

6. Describe the story's opening moments, including its setting.

7. What is appropriate about the plainclothes officer greeting Bob with the line "It's Bob, sure as fate" (621)?

8. What is the effect of the passage depicting Bob continuing to wait in the doorway as it begins to rain?

9. In the story's beginning, what evidence is there that Jimmy takes pride in his job?

10. What were the circumstances of the agreement Jimmy and Bob made 20 years ago?

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