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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. What does Bob mean when he describes Jimmy as a "plodder" (620)?
2. Why did Bob leave New York?
3. What is it reasonable to infer is the officer's motive in listening to Bob "with interest" (621)?
4. Which element of the physical description of the plainclothes officer functions as foreshadowing?
5. What can logically be inferred about Bob and Jimmy's friendship?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Bob to finally realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy Wells?
2. What is the effect of the passage depicting Bob continuing to wait in the doorway as it begins to rain?
3. In the story's beginning, what evidence is there that Jimmy takes pride in his job?
4. What were the circumstances of the agreement Jimmy and Bob made 20 years ago?
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. Why does Bob guess that Jimmy might not be as much of a success as Bob himself has become?
7. What surprises Bob about the appearance of the man that he thinks is his old friend, and how does the man explain away Bob's doubts?
8. What does the note from Jimmy explain to Bob?
9. How is Bob characterized by the accessories that he carries?
10. What is the significance of the similarities and differences in the ways that Bob's and the plainclothes officer's faces are revealed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the role of setting in "After Twenty Years." Use textual evidence to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the beliefs about friendship and loyalty conveyed by "After Twenty Years." Use textual evidence to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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