After 20 Years - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the waiting man's connection to Jimmy Wells?

They are brothers

They often travel together

They were childhood friends

They once worked in the same restaurant

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which word best completes the following sentence? The decorations were beautiful and _____; they must have taken a long time to do.

swagger

intricate

habitual

egotism

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What does Bob mean when he says, "you see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively."

He often got lost

He moved around a lot

It was difficult to find a job

Town are bigger in the West than in the East

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The conversation the waiting man has with the police officer is what part of the plot of the story?

climax

resolution

rising action

falling action

5.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Why does Bob's hand begin to shake as he reads the note from Patrolman Wells?

He is frightened at the thought of going to jail.

He is trying desperately to think of a way to escape

He is angry with himself for not recognizing Jimmy

He is upset that his old friend knows the truth about him

6.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is likely the main reason Bob comes back to New York?

He is trying to avoid the police

He is sick of living in the West

He wants to learn about Jimmy's life

He wants to show off to his old friend.

7.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

There is an old saying that "All that glitters is not gold." What does this expression mean in the context of this story?

Bob no longer knows the real Jimmy Wells

To be successful, the police officer must trick Bob

There are times when a person must break his or her promise

Bob's respectable appearance does not match his character.

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Read the passage given to you and answer the following question. Judging from the passage, the speaker and Jimmy believed...

their futures might be very different.

they would not change much in the next twenty years

It was important to help and support each other

they couldn't stay in the same city together.

9.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Read the given passage and answer the following question. Mark all that apply. Who is speaking?

Jimmy

Bob

plainclothes detective

the narrator

10.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the correct vocab to fill in the blank? It is _____ for me to brush my teeth in the morning and before bed.

egotism

intricate

habitual

swagger

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the correct vocab word to fill in the blank. He was my _____ supporter during my run for president; he was at all my events.

habitual

swagger

intricate

staunchest

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What information do we learn in the exposition of this story?

Jimmy is Bob's old childhood friend

Bob is wanted in Chicago

It was a cold and windy day in New York

Jimmy is a police officer

13.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What part of the story is it when Bob reads Jimmy's letter and realizes his friend turned him in?

exposition

rising action

climax

resolution

14.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

How does Bob finally realize that the man he has been talking to is not really Jimmy?

he is taller than he remembers

He has a scar on his face

His nose is different

His speech sounds different

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

When Bob says, "I hope Jimmy has done half as well. He was kind of a plodder thought, good fellow that he was." What is he really saying about Jimmy?

Jimmy wasn't as smart as he was

Jimmy was lazy

Jimmy was a good guy, but not very ambitious.

Jimmy didn't have the guts to go West and try something new

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