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  • Q1
    Where is the setting?
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    Los Angeles
    Boston
    Chicago
    New York
    45s
  • Q2
    Why is the man with the cigar standing in the doorway?
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    he is trying to remember the correct meeting place
    he is waiting to see if his old friend will turn up
    he is trying to decide if he should turn himself into the police
    he is trying to determine if he lived a successful life
    45s
  • Q3
    Why does the real Jimmy Wells ask Bob if he plans to leave at 10 PM sharp?
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    he wants to know how long before he gets off duty
    he is figuring out if he has time to get another police officer
    he wants to see the diamond watch again
    he is hinting to Bob he should run away
    45s
  • Q4
    What happens at the climax of the story?
    the first policeman interviews him
    Bob notices Jimmy is taller
    Bob reads the note from Jimmy
    the plainclothes policeman tells Bob that he is under arrest
    45s
  • Q5
    At the beginning of the story, how does O. Henry (the author) characterize the policemen?
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    confident and capable
    bullying and confident
    bored and lonely
    dull and unintelligent
    30s
  • Q6
    Trying to doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements. What does the word intricate mean?
    miserable
    complicated
    interesting
    habitual
    45s
  • Q7
    "The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along." What does the word dismally mean?
    habitual
    miserably
    complicated
    interesting
    45s
  • Q8
    "The man from the West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the history of his career. " What does the word egotism mean?
    conceit (talking about oneself too much)
    habits
    personality
    head
    45s

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