After Twenty Years Test

Front

At the beginning of the story, we learn that it is nighttime, windy, and few people are out.

Back

it is nighttime, windy, and few people are out.

Front

The story is about what happens in life to two friends named

Back

Bob and Jimmy.

Front

A man is standing in the doorway of a hardware store. He is

Back

there, because it used to be a restaurant, and he has an appointment.

Front

Right away, we know he’s a criminal, because

Back

we don’t know he’s a criminal till the end of the story.

Front

The man tells the policeman that his old friend Jimmy Wells is

Back

the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.

Front

The problem for Jimmy is that

Back

he can’t stand to be the one to arrest his old friend.

Front

After Twenty Years is like a riddle and a joke, because

Back

you can’t figure out what’s coming, and a punch line comes at the end.

Front

The location of the story is important, because

Back

Actually, this story could have occurred in many different places.

Front

Most of what we learn about the two characters, we learn from

Back

Bob’s conversation.