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A Retrieved Reformation

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the main character of the story?
a)
Jimmy Valentine
b)
Mike Dolan
c)
Colton Wayne Rheingans
d)
Ben Prince
2.
What did Jimmy recieve as he left the prison?
a)
Dog, and piece of bad advice
b)
Train Ticket and a cigar from the warden
c)
a job at the local bank
d)
One paycheck until he can find a job
3.
What was the setting in the beginning of the story?
a)
Train Station
b)
Mike Dolan's place
c)
Prison
d)
Barber shop
4.
Who wrote a letter to his old friend his tools saying that the "straight life was the only life for him" and stating that he would be willing to give up his tools?
a)
Jimmy 
b)
Mr. Spencer
c)
Miss Polly Simpson
d)
Ben Price
5.
Annabel Adams' dad owns the bank in Elmore.
a)
False
b)
True
6.
Mr. Ralph Spencer was
a)
Very unpopular, but wished to make new friends sometime soon.
b)
very lonely and wanted to kill himself
c)
Socially successful and made lots of friends.
d)
none of the above
7.
What advice did the warden give Jimmy?
a)
"Avoid sharks in the wild."
b)
"Find a nice girl and settle down."
c)
"Don't come back to jail."
d)
"Stop cracking safes and live a straight life."
8.
Who started working with the safe-burglary cases?
a)
Anthony Burns
b)
Ben Price
c)
Gary Soto
d)
Charles Dickens
9.

Unobtrusively

a)

strong distress

b)

punishment for wrongdoing

c)

without calling attention to oneself

d)

restore to working condition

10.

Rehabilitate

a)

restore to working condition

b)

punishment for wrongdoing

c)

likeness; resemblance

d)

without calling attention to oneself

11.

Which statement best expresses a major theme of the text?

a)

Deception is a thief’s greatest tool.

b)

Never try to change the one you love.

c)

Being merciful is the mark of a good man.

d)

People can change, for better or for worse.

12.

Which of the following quotes best supports the theme of the text?

a)

“‘Me?’ said Jimmy, in a puzzled tone. ‘I don’t understand. I’m representing the New York Amalgamated Short Snap Biscuit Cracker and Frazzled Wheat Company.’”

b)

“‘That’s Dandy Jim Valentine’s autograph. He’s resumed business... He’ll do his bit next time without any short-time or clemency foolishness.’”

c)

“‘Going to marry the banker’s daughter are you, Jimmy?’ said Ben to himself, softly. ‘Well, I don’t know!’”

d)

“Jimmy stuffed [the rose] into his vest-pocket, threw off his coat and pulled up his shirt- sleeves. With that act Ralph D. Spencer passed away and Jimmy Valentine took his place.”

13.

What does the word “elusive” mean as it is used in the text?

a)

charming

b)

sociable

c)

difficult to catch

d)

not memorable

14.

What is the real name of the protagonist?

a)

Ben Price

b)

Ralph Spencer

c)

Mike Dolan

d)

Jimmy Valentine

15.

In which town does most of the action take place?

a)

Elmore, Iowa

b)

Elmore, Indiana

c)

Elmore, Arkansas

d)

Elmore, Kansas

16.
BEN PRICE IS
a)
A CRIMINAL
b)
A FRIEND OF JIMMY'S
c)
A SHOE SALESMAN
d)
A DETECTIVE
17.
ANNABELLE ADAMS IS THE BANKER'S...
a)
A. WIFE
b)
B. SISTER
c)
C. SECRETARY
d)
D. DAUGHTER
18.
TO RETRIEVE MEANS 
a)
TO CHANGE
b)
TO BE GOLDEN
c)
TO GO BACK TO GET SOMETHING LOST
d)
TO LOSE SOMETHING
19.

the process of restoring someone (such as a criminal) to a useful and constructive place in society

a)

alibi

b)

rehabilitation

c)

perceived

d)

unobtrusively

20.

the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter

a)

alibi

b)

retribution

c)

perceived

d)

unobtrusively

21.

showing great care, attention, and effort

a)

perceived

b)

unobtrusively

c)

anguish

d)

assiduously

22.

tending to evade grasp or pursuit

a)

alibi

b)

perceived

c)

anguish

d)

elusive

23.
Which of Jimmy's actions gives a clue to his plans for continuing to crack safes?  
a)
He goes to a restaurant to eat.
b)
He goes to his room to pick up his burglar's tools  
c)
He puts on special clothes. 
d)
He meets up with an old friend as soon as he is released from jail.
24.
What does Jimmy do in prison that helps him prepare for life when he goes "straight"?
a)
He gets a new suit and clothes. 
b)
He works in the prison shoe shop. 
c)
He makes friends with the warden. 
25.
Why does Jimmy change when he arrives in Elmore, Arkansas?  
a)
He falls in love.
b)
He gets scared
c)
He sells his tools.
d)
He gets a better job. 
26.
What information does Jimmy know that Annabel and her father do not know?  
a)
He can never be honest. 
b)
He loves Annabel very much. 
c)
He owns a very nice store.
d)
He is a career safe-cracker. 
27.
Jimmy saves Agatha even though it could get him arrested.  You can conclude that Jimmy 
a)
has always liked children
b)
wants to go back to jail
c)
cannot resist showing off
d)
is a really good man
28.
When Jimmy breaks open the safe, why does he ask Annabel for the rose that she is wearing?  
a)
He wants to have a token of their love if he is arrested.
b)
He needs the rose to help him crack open the safe. 
c)
The smell of the rose helps his focus on the job. 
d)
Roses have always brought good luck.  
29.

In "A Retrieved Reformation," why does Ben Price not arrest Jimmy Valentine?

a)

He admires Jimmy's abilities as a safe cracker.

b)

He thinks Jimmy is really Ralph Spencer

c)

He knows Jimmy exposed his past in order to save the child.

30.

In "A Retrieved Reformation", what does Jimmy do that helps the reader know what he plans to do?

a)

He goes to a restaurant and has a chicken dinner

b)

He returns to his room and picks up his burglar's tools

c)

He gives a little boy dimes for information.

31.

Which word means "required"?

a)

unobtrusively

b)

compulsory

c)

elusive (Hint: "elusive cracksman pg 15)

32.

If we say that Jimmy Valentine has been rehabilitated, what are we saying about him?

a)

that he has "to return to normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness." (dictionary.com)

b)

that he has become extremely ill

c)

that he has moved around a lot

d)

that he follows a strict gluten-free, dairy-free diet

33.

"A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers...." How was he stitching?

a)

Quickly

b)

Conscientiously

c)

Slowly

d)

Carelessly

34.
You can tell that "A Retrieved Reformation" is told from the third-person omniscient point-of-view because
a)
The characters have more information about events than the readers.
b)
An all-knowing narrator shows readers what all the characters think and do.
c)
The narrator used the pronouns I, me, and we to reveal the plot and conflict. 
d)
The narrator is part of the action but not a character in the story itself. 
35.
How does Ben Price surprise Jimmy at the end of the story?
a)
by letting him go
b)
by arresting him
c)
by going to his wedding
36.
How does Jimmy get out of prison?
a)
Jimmy was innocent, so he was released with a full apology.
b)
Jimmy has served his time and is released from prison.
c)
Jimmy escapes in the night, and no one ever finds him.
d)
Jimmy’s friends work a deal with the governor, and he is pardoned.
37.
Why does Jimmy walk away after he frees Agatha from the safe?
a)
Annabel doesn’t love him anymore.
b)
He knows he can steal the money from the safe later anymore.
c)
Ben Price begins to chase him.
d)
He figures he will be arrested.
38.

What is a synonym for genial

a)

funny

b)

friendly

c)

smiling

d)

unobtrusive

39.

Ralph Spencer was a good and ____ man but Jimmy was not

a)

vile

b)

victorious

c)

virtuous

d)

Venomous

40.

A synonym for clemency is

a)

cooperation

b)

collaboration

c)

compassion

d)

Cling

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