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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Bob leave New York?
2. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?
3. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?
4. How does the plainclothes officer get Bob to walk with him?
5. What is a logical inference based on the way the officer is twirling his baton?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Bob characterized by the accessories that he carries?
2. What does the note from Jimmy explain to Bob?
3. What is appropriate about the plainclothes officer greeting Bob with the line "It's Bob, sure as fate" (621)?
4. How did Bob and Jimmy know one another, 20 years ago?
5. What is ironic about the way that Bob describes his old friend to the "policeman" he encounters?
6. Describe the story's opening moments, including its setting.
7. Why does Bob guess that Jimmy might not be as much of a success as Bob himself has become?
8. 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?
9. What causes Bob to finally realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy Wells?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
O. Henry clearly admired New York City police officers. His stories hold them up as examples of humble servants of the public good. Research "Tammany Hall" and then write an essay comparing O. Henry's police officers with the historical reality. Cite all sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that uses psychological research to defend a thesis about environment and morality. Be sure to cite your sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the use of physical objects to convey character in "After Twenty Years." Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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