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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "After Twenty Years".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What criticism does Bob have for New York itself?
(a) It is crowded.
(b) It is corrupt.
(c) It is full of snobs.
(d) It dulls the mind.
2. What aspect of his success does Bob take particular pride in?
(a) Competing against and outwitting clever people.
(b) Succeeding in an industry where many others have failed.
(c) Starting as an "underdog" and coming out on top.
(d) Using his wealth to improve other people's lives.
3. Why did Bob leave New York?
(a) He hoped to make money in the West.
(b) He fell in love with a girl from Chicago.
(c) He and Jimmy got into a fight.
(d) He was wanted by the police.
4. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?
(a) He owns a nearby restaurant.
(b) He is a police officer.
(c) He works for the city of New York.
(d) He is in business downtown.
5. How did the police discover that Bob was in New York?
(a) The police in Chicago wired the information to them.
(b) The bus driver that brought Bob to New York recognized him from a "Wanted" poster.
(c) Jimmy told them about his appointment with Bob.
(d) A business rival spotted Bob in New York.
Short Answer Questions
1. What detail reveals Bob's emotions when he discovers that Jimmy has betrayed him?
2. Who is the author of "After Twenty Years"?
3. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?
4. What can logically be inferred about Jimmy's question about whether Bob and Jimmy kept in touch?
5. What is a logical inference based on the way the officer is twirling his baton?
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