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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. Why are so few businesses open on the street where the officer is?
(a) It is past midnight.
(b) The city curfew means there are few customers.
(c) The businesses keep early hours.
(d) The area is very poor.

2. What detail reveals Bob's emotions when he discovers that Jimmy has betrayed him?
(a) He lunges at the plainclothes officer.
(b) He curses Jimmy and their friendship.
(c) He begins to weep.
(d) His hand shakes.

3. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?
(a) His eye color.
(b) His teeth.
(c) His nose.
(d) His hair color.

4. What effect does the officer tell Bob that time can have?
(a) It can gradually erase the feeling of friendship.
(b) It can change a good man into a bad man.
(c) It can give a man something new to be loyal to.
(d) It can make a person realize what is really important.

5. What kind of street is a "pacific thoroughfare" (619)?
(a) Crowded.
(b) Ominous.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Wet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element of the physical description of the plainclothes officer functions as foreshadowing?

2. What is the significance of Jimmy knowing how long ago the restaurant closed?

3. On page 621, Bob uses the slang word "bully." What does this word mean in the context of the story?

4. How far does Bob say he traveled in order to meet with Jimmy?

5. What does Bob's nickname turn out to be?

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