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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "After Twenty Years".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does the waiting man give the police officer for his presence?
(a) He is lost.
(b) He is waiting for a friend.
(c) He thought that the business would be open.
(d) He is trying to stay out of the rain.

2. What can logically be inferred about Jimmy's question about whether Bob and Jimmy kept in touch?
(a) He wonders why Bob stopped writing to him.
(b) He does not remember when the last time he heard from Bob was.
(c) He is unsure if the man he is talking to really is his old friend.
(d) He wants to know if Bob realizes that he deliberately stopped writing to him.

3. What is the purpose of mentioning that everyone who passes Bob has their coat collar turned up?
(a) It makes the plainclothes' officer's choice to do the same thing seem less suspicious.
(b) It explains why Bob does not see Jimmy clearly.
(c) It implies that most people have something to hide.
(d) It underscores that New York is an unfriendly place.

4. What duty is the police officer performing in the opening of the story?
(a) Enforcing the city's curfew.
(b) Checking doors to make sure they are locked.
(c) Searching for a wanted criminal.
(d) Enforcing the city's noise ordinance.

5. What finally reveals the plainclothes officer's face?
(a) The light from an open business.
(b) The headlights of an approaching police car.
(c) The flame from a match.
(d) A streetlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?

2. Bob's eyes are described as "keen" (620). What does this description of his eyes communicate about his character?

3. What is the only reason that Bob can imagine Jimmy not showing up?

4. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?

5. When Bob describes Jimmy as the "staunchest" man in the world, what does this show that Bob believes about Jimmy?

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