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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 causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?
2. What effect does the officer tell Bob that time can have?
3. What does Jimmy notice about Bob's pocket watch?
4. Why did Bob leave New York?
5. What does Bob do while he waits for Jimmy?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What causes Bob to finally realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy Wells?
3. How does the introduction of Bob's character contrast with the introduction of Jimmy's character?
4. What is appropriate about the plainclothes officer greeting Bob with the line "It's Bob, sure as fate" (621)?
5. How is Bob characterized by the accessories that he carries?
6. How did Bob and Jimmy know one another, 20 years ago?
7. What does the note from Jimmy explain to Bob?
8. What is amusing about the plainclothes officer's answer to Bob's question about whether he is doing well in New York?
9. What is the effect of the passage depicting Bob continuing to wait in the doorway as it begins to rain?
10. 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?
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 use of physical objects to convey character in "After Twenty Years." Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes O. Henry's use of wit in "After Twenty Years." Be sure that you understand the literary definition of "wit" and that you clearly tie O. Henry's use of wit to his goals as a writer in this story. Support your claims with quoted textual evidence.
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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