"After Twenty Years"

What is the setting of the story?

• California

• The West

• New York City

• The South

Who is the author of the story?

• Gary Soto

• O. Henry

• Beverly Clearly

• Gary Paulsen

There were not many spectators to witness the meeting. What does spectators means?

• Complex; detailed

• People watching

• Planned course of events

• At the same time

"We figured that after twenty years our destiny would have been worked out and our fortunes made." What does destiny mean?

• Complex; detailed

• Planned course of events

• People who watch events

• Seeming

True or False: The night was chilly, and the streets were empty.

• True

• False

At the same time

• Intricate

• Habitual

• Simultaneously

• Destiny

True or False: Bob didn't recognize Jimmy when he first saw him.

• True

• False

True or False: Jimmy and Bob had been writing to each other for twenty years.

• True

• False

How does Bob realize that the man he is talking to at the end of the story is not Jimmy Wells?

• He is shorter than he remembers

• His nose is different

• He has a different voice

• His hair color was not the same

Bob call Jimmy his best chum. Using context clues, what does chum mean?

• Supervisor

• Friend

• Elderly man