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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why have the two men set this particular meeting time?
(a) It was the time that they both used to get off of work 20 years ago.
(b) It was the time that the restaurant's band used to begin to play.
(c) It was the time that they said goodbye 20 years ago.
(d) It was the time they met for dinner 20 years ago.

2. What regret does the plainclothes officer express while he is pretending to be Jimmy?
(a) That the restaurant is closed.
(b) That he does not have a long time to talk.
(c) That he and Bob lost track of one another.
(d) That he did not accompany Bob out West.

3. What causes Jimmy to comment that Bob seems to have become a success in the West?
(a) Bob's description of his business in Chicago.
(b) Bob's expensive clothing and grooming.
(c) Bob's fancy watch and scarfpin.
(d) Bob's comment about the size of the West and all of its opportunities.

4. When Bob describes Jimmy as the "staunchest" man in the world, what does this show that Bob believes about Jimmy?
(a) He is ethical.
(b) He is persistent.
(c) He is loyal.
(d) He is emotional.

5. What aspect of his success does Bob take particular pride in?
(a) Succeeding in an industry where many others have failed.
(b) Using his wealth to improve other people's lives.
(c) Competing against and outwitting clever people.
(d) Starting as an "underdog" and coming out on top.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes Bob to realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy?

3. What does Jimmy notice about Bob's pocket watch?

4. What is it reasonable to infer is the officer's motive in listening to Bob "with interest" (621)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Bob characterized by the accessories that he carries?

2. How does the introduction of Bob's character contrast with the introduction of Jimmy's character?

3. Why does Bob guess that Jimmy might not be as much of a success as Bob himself has become?

4. What surprises Bob about the appearance of the man that he thinks is his old friend, and how does the man explain away Bob's doubts?

5. What is the effect of the passage depicting Bob continuing to wait in the doorway as it begins to rain?

6. What causes Bob to finally realize that the plainclothes officer is not Jimmy Wells?

7. When the plainclothes officer tells Bob "We'll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk about old times," (621), what does he mean, and what does Bob likely think he means?

8. What does the note from Jimmy explain to Bob?

9. What is the significance of the similarities and differences in the ways that Bob's and the plainclothes officer's faces are revealed?

10. What is ironic about the way that Bob describes his old friend to the "policeman" he encounters?

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