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O'Henry Review: A Retrieved Reformation After Twenty Years
Test Description: A review of two O'Henry short stories - A Retrieved Reformation and After Twenty Years
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which is most likely the THEME of After Twenty Years?
A
Police work can be dangerous.
B
Old friends an change considerably over time.
C
Financial success produces the most positive results.
D
Travel provides opportunities for change.
2) At the end of After Twenty Years, the letter to Bob revealed which piece of previously concealed information.
A
The first officer had recently been to Chicago.
B
The second officer had recently been assigned to Chicago.
C
The first officer was Bob's friend from the past.
D
The second officer was Bob's friend from the past.
3) In After Twenty Years, which event causes the first police officer to learn the truth about the man in the doorway?
A
The man in the doorway says it has been twenty years since he has seen his friend.
B
The officer notices the man standing in the dark doorway.
C
The man in the doorway tells the officer he is waiting for a friend.
D
The man in the doorway striked a match and then lights his cigar.
4) In After Twenty Years, Bob states that a man can get in a rut in New York, and that it takes the West to put a razor's edge on him. What does he mean by A RAZOR'S EDGE?
A
Successful businessmen spend a lot of time traveling.
B
Familiarity with his environment will help a man settle down.
C
Competition with other men will sharpen a man's wits.
D
A man looks most respectable when his face is clean shaven.
5) In A Retrieved Reformation, which of Jimmy's actions gives a clue to his plans for continuing to crack safes?
A
He drinks a seltzer and milk with Mike Dolan.
B
He goes to his room and picks up his burglar's tools.
C
He goes to a restaurant to eat.
D
He changes clothes and cuts his hair.
6) In A Retrieved Reformation, Jimmy wears fancy clothes, eats well, and robs banks for quick money. What does this tell you about him?
A
He likes the good life.
B
He wants to become famous.
C
He wants to move to a big city.
D
He grew up in poverty.
7) In A Retrieved Reformation, what can you predict that Jimmy will do when he notices Annabel coming out of the bank?
A
He will go ahead and rob the bank.
B
He will use her friendship to get into the bank's safe.
C
He will ask her to be his partner in crime.
D
He will find a way to meet her.
8) Which one of the following statements DOES NOT help you predict that Jimmy Valentine will open the safe?
A
Annabel begs him to help.
B
Mr. Adams is proud of his new safe.
C
Agatha is terrified inside the dark safe.
D
Mr. Adams is certain that no one nearby can do it.
9) In A Retrieved Reformation, which of the prison warden's words to Jimmy help you predict the surprise ending?
A
He says the mean old jury had it in for Jimmy.
B
He says Jimmy is an innocent victim.
C
He says Jimmy is not a bad fellow at heart.
D
He praises Jimmy for having friends in high-toned society.
10) Why does Jimmy decide to give up safe cracking?
A
Safe cracking does not pay well enough.
B
He has lost confidence in his safe cracking skills.
C
He has found a law-abiding life that is more satisfying.
D
Ben Price is on his trail.
11) In A Retrieved Reformation, Jimmy is released from jail because
A
he had served his entire four-year sentence.
B
of his good behavior
C
he bribed the governor
D
he was innocent
12) Why does Jimmy Valentine decide to go into the shoe business?
A
The newer safes are nearly impossible for him to break into.
B
He has always liked fancy clothes and stylish shoes.
C
He decides to give up crime and needs honest work.
D
The warden has warned him to stay away from burglary.
13) Which character determines the resolution of A Retrieved Reformation?
A
Mike Dolan
B
Ben Price
C
Annabel Adams
D
Mr. Adams
14) In After Twenty Years, the fact that the man gives a long explanation to the police officer shows that the man
A
doesn't recognize his old friend
B
is a criminal
C
is lost
D
is hiding something
15) In After Twenty Years, when the man claiming to be Jimmy first approaches Bob, what FIRST arouses Bob's suspicions about him?
A
his height
B
his nose
C
his voice
D
his walk
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