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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 wants to know if Bob realizes that he deliberately stopped writing to him.
(c) He does not remember when the last time he heard from Bob was.
(d) He is unsure if the man he is talking to really is his old friend.

2. What is a logical inference based on the way the officer is twirling his baton?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He is expecting trouble.
(c) He is trying to impress people.
(d) He is in a good mood.

3. What does Jimmy notice about the pin of Bob's scarf?
(a) It has been reported as stolen property.
(b) It is the one that he gave Bob 20 years ago.
(c) It contains a large diamond.
(d) It is made from mother-of-pearl.

4. Where does the plainclothes officer pretending to be Jimmy tell Bob that he works?
(a) He is in business downtown.
(b) He works for the city of New York.
(c) He owns a nearby restaurant.
(d) He is a police officer.

5. What is the first thing that Bob notices about the plainclothes officer he thinks is Jimmy?
(a) The man does not seem to recognize the nickname that Bob gave Jimmy.
(b) The man is taller than he thought Jimmy was.
(c) The man's voice is lower than he remember's Jimmy's being.
(d) The man seems to be trying to hide his face.

6. What is logical to infer about the officer asking about Bob's identity "doubtfully" (621)?
(a) He does not fully trust Jimmy Wells.
(b) He is not sure that he and Jimmy are doing the right thing.
(c) He wants to seem like he is not already sure of Bob's identity.
(d) He is an insecure and hesitant person.

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

8. How many years separate Bob and Jimmy?
(a) 4.
(b) 0.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

9. The police officer's is described as "stalwart" (619). What kind of man does this mean he is?
(a) Handsome, eye-catching.
(b) Ignorant, slow, animalistic.
(c) Strong, sturdy, brave.
(d) Stubborn, opinionated.

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

11. At what time of night are Bob and Jimmy supposed to meet?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 9 p.m.

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

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

14. At the end of the story, what motive for his deception does Jimmy reveal?
(a) He was embarrassed for Bob to know that he is now a police officer.
(b) He needed time to check the picture on the "Wanted" poster.
(c) He wanted time to think about what the right thing to do was.
(d) He could not face being the one to actually arrest Bob.

15. How did the police discover that Bob was in New York?
(a) Jimmy told them about his appointment with Bob.
(b) The bus driver that brought Bob to New York recognized him from a "Wanted" poster.
(c) The police in Chicago wired the information to them.
(d) A business rival spotted Bob in New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator mean by the description of the police officer's impressiveness as "habitual and not for show"?

3. Who is the author of "After Twenty Years"?

4. On page 621, how does the plainclothes officer refer to his meeting with Bob?

5. Why are there so few people on the streets?

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