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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. How does the plainclothes officer get Bob to walk with him?
(a) He says that he lives nearby and they can go have a drink at his apartment.
(b) He shows him the note from Jimmy.
(c) He arrests him.
(d) He tells him they will go somewhere close by and talk about old times.

2. What does the plainclothes officer hand to Bob?
(a) A note from Jimmy.
(b) An arrest warrant.
(c) A card with his Miranda rights printed on it.
(d) The "Wanted" poster with his face on it.

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

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

5. What does the narrator say causes Bob to tell officer about his career in the West?
(a) He is trying to fill an awkward silence.
(b) His ego.
(c) The officer asks him about it.
(d) His suspicions about the officer's identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a logical inference based on the way the officer is twirling his baton?

2. What is logical to infer about the officer asking about Bob's identity "doubtfully" (621)?

3. What causes Jimmy to comment that Bob seems to have become a success in the West?

4. What aspect of his success does Bob take particular pride in?

5. What distinguishing feature does Bob have on his face?

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