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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 finally reveals the plainclothes officer's face?
2. How far does Bob say he traveled in order to meet with Jimmy?
3. The narrator says, on page 619, that something has "well nigh depeopled the streets." In this context, what does the phrase "well nigh" mean?
4. What does Bob's nickname turn out to be?
5. What can logically be inferred about Jimmy's question about whether Bob and Jimmy kept in touch?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is appropriate about the plainclothes officer greeting Bob with the line "It's Bob, sure as fate" (621)?
2. What were the circumstances of the agreement Jimmy and Bob made 20 years ago?
3. 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?
4. What is ironic about the way that Bob describes his old friend to the "policeman" he encounters?
5. What does the note from Jimmy explain to Bob?
6. 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?
7. What is the effect of the passage depicting Bob continuing to wait in the doorway as it begins to rain?
8. What is the significance of the similarities and differences in the ways that Bob's and the plainclothes officer's faces are revealed?
9. Describe the story's opening moments, including its setting.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about diction in "After Twenty Years." Be sure that your essay goes beyond labeling types of diction and noting the effect of particular word choices; you should establish a claim in the beginning of your essay about the significance of patterns of diction choices to the meaning or impact of the text as a whole. Use quoted textual evidence to support your arguments.
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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