"After Twenty Years" Test Review

When the players ran for the ball ______________, they hit each other.

Brushing your teeth every night is a ________ task.

The girl moaned ________ as she worked on the _________ exam problem.

• madly, tiring

• dismally, intricate

• lastingly, hard

• intricate, dismally

The proud celebrity was full of _______.

This story takes place ---

• from sunup to sundown

• during twenty long years

• over the course of a week

• in about a half hour one evening

Bob's character is revealed most by his ---

• bragging about his achievements

• hostility toward the policeman

• poetic descriptions of his travels

• choice of place to wait for his friend

Jimmy Well's internal conflict in this story is over whether or not to ---

• continue in his career

• arrest his old friend

• keep the twenty-year date

• write Bob a note

What does the tearing down of "Big Joe" Brady's restaurant foreshadow?

• Bob's desire to show off his wealth

• The arrival of the plainclothes

• Bob's fond remembrances of Jimmy

• The end of Jimmy and Bob's friendship

What impression does the narrator create of Patrolman Jimmy Wells?

• He has enjoyed the intrigue of the evening

• He is an honorable and principled man.

• He is wary of arresting Silky Bob.

• He will leave the police force over this incident.

When "Silky" Bob says, "I've had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile," he reveals that he is ---

• crafty and proud

• loyal and steadfast

• dull and hardworking

• quiet and bashful