After Twenty Years

In "After Twenty Years" what has happened to the restaurant where the two friends meet?

• It has closed for the evening.
• It has changed management.
• It has forbidden the man to enter.
• It has been closed for five years.

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Why does the policeman make a point of asking the man in the doorway if he'll "call time sharp" on his friend Jimmy Wells?

• He is testing him to find out whether he is a true friend.
• He wants to see whether he has time to call another officer to arrest the man.
• He needs time to change out of his uniform and come back to surprise his friend.
• He needs time to find out whether there is an outstanding warrant for his arrest.

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What is ironic about the relationship of Silky Bob and Jimmy Wells after not having seen each other for twenty years?

• One has become a police officer; one has become a criminal.
• One has grown taller, while the other has grown shorter with age.
• Both of them have become criminals.
• Neither of them ever liked the other.

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The man in the doorway immediately explains to the policeman what he is doing standing in the doorway and why he is there.  What does this indicate about the man?

• He is unfamiliar with the neighborhood.
• He is nervous about being discovered and doesn't want to make the policeman suspicious.
• He likes to visit with policemen.
• He recognizes the policeman as Jimmy.

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Which statement from the selection reveals the true character of Jimmy Wells?

• I hope Jimmy has done half as well.  He was a kind of plodder, though, good fellow as he was.
• I have a position in one of the city departments.
• It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one.
• He was always the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.

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When does Jimmy Wells identify his friend as "Silky" Bob, the criminal?

• When he sees Bob's large diamond scarf pin
• When Bob strikes a match that lights up his face.
• Jimmy walks up and immediately recognizes Bob.
• Jimmy walks away and a few minutes later recognizes him.

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When the "fake" Jimmy Wells is talking to Silky Bob, he reveals a little bit about Jimmy's job as a cop by saying..

• "I have a position in one of the city departments."
• "It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one."
• "The old restaurant's gone, Bob..."
• "Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty."

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What is ironic about the ending of "After Twenty Years"?

• Jimmy is the policeman who talks to Bob and then has Bob arrested.
• The man who shows up claiming to be Jimmy is really a criminal.
• Bob is sure that Jimmy is alive and that he will keep the appointment.
• Jimmy arrests bob when re realizes that he is a wanted criminal.

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What does Bob mean when he says, "You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively"?

• He often got lost.
• He moved around a lot.
• It was difficult to find a job.
• Living in the west wasn't much fun.

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The climax of the story occurs when

• Bob explains his history with Jimmy to the police officer.

• Bob strikes a match to light his cigar.

• Bob is handed a note to read.

• The policeman meets Bob in the doorway of the store.

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