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WorksheetsA Retrieved Reformation Play
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Who wrote the play?
Edgar Allen Poe
O. Henry
Shakespeare
Ms. Ehrlich
What does the word "retrieved" mean?
New tree
Get back
Reprimand
Guilty
What does the word "reformation" mean?
Make better
Make worse
Make too much
Make too little
What does the title mean?
Jimmy must retrieve his tools to prove he isn't reformed.
Jimmy must retrieve his identity to show his true reform.
Jimmy must retrieve Agatha to show he is still not reformed.
Jimmy must retrieve money from the safe to show his reform.
What happens in the two months after Jimmy is released from prison?
There is a prison riot.
The warden writes a litter to Jimmy.
Jimmy and Mike Dolan start a business.
Three banks are robbed.
Which action foreshadows that Jimmy will crack safes again after he is released from prison?
He goes to a restaurant and has a chicken dinner.
He returns to his room and gets his burglar tools.
He offers to give his friends his suitcase of tools.
He drinks some milk with Mike Dolan.
What is the setting of the play?
Harlem, New York 1920
St. Louis, Missouri 1930
Elmore, Arkansas 1885
Dallas, Texas 1900
Why does Jimmy go to Elmore, Arkansas?
He was invited to dinner.
He wants to open a shoe store.
The hotel is his favorite place to stay.
He is looking for a safe to crack.
Why does Detective Ben Price start looking for Jimmy? (Pick two)
He wants to see how he is doing.
He wants to arrest him.
He recognizes his signature from several crime scenes.
He wants to give him a job.
Who owned the shoe shop?
Mr. Adams
Mr. Spencer
Mr. Valentine
Mr. Dolan
Who is Ralph Spencer?
Jimmy Valentine
The warden
Annabel's dad
The detective
Which events best describes the climax of "A Retrieved Reformation"?
Jimmy meets Annabelle.
Jimmy gets out of prison.
Agatha is locked in the safe.
Ben Price lets Jimmy go free.
Who locked Agatha in the safe?
May
Emma
Jimmy
Annabel
Why does Jimmy ask for Annabel's rose?
A token of remembrance for his reformed life
To tell Annabel he no longer wants to marry her
He wants to open a flower shop
He is asking for forgiveness.
Which character determines the resolution of " A Retrieved Reformation"?
Annabel
Mr. Adams
Mike Dolan
Detective Ben Price
Why does Jimmy walk away after he frees Agatha from the safe?
He does not love Annabel anymore.
Ben Price begins to chase him.
He will take the money from the safe later.
He thinks he is going to be arrested.
What moment causes Jimmy to reform/ change?
Seeing Annabel for the first time
Freeing Agatha from the safe
The success of his shoe store
The warden's inspiring words
Which is NOT a theme of "A Retrieved Reformation"?
Doing the right thing is sometimes hard.
You can become a better person at any time.
People deserve second chances.
Love will always win.
The ending is a cliffhanger because -
We don't know if Agatha is safe.
We don't know if Annabel will forgive Jimmy.
We don't know if Ben Price actually recognized Jimmy.
We don't know if Jimmy will be arrested.
How do we know that Jimmy is really a changed man? (Pick 3)
He uses his safe-cracking skills to save a life.
Works in his shoe store rather than committing crimes.
He curiously looks at Mr. Adams's safe.
He plans to sell his tools.
