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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What regret does the plainclothes officer express while he is pretending to be Jimmy?

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

4. The police officer's is described as "stalwart" (619). What kind of man does this mean he is?

5. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Bob and Jimmy know one another, 20 years ago?

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

4. What is ironic about the way that Bob describes his old friend to the "policeman" he encounters?

5. What is the significance of the similarities and differences in the ways that Bob's and the plainclothes officer's faces are revealed?

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

7. What causes Bob to finally realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy Wells?

8. 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?

9. Why does Jimmy, in his role as the police officer, ask Bob if he is going to keep waiting for his friend to show up?

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

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