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Question 1

author refers to:

A O. Henry B Leo Tolstoy C Saki D Robert Lado

Question 2

In 'After Twenty Years', genre is:

A lyric poem B newspaper report C biographical essay D short story

Question 3

Choose the correct answer for opening setting.

A a snowy forest evening B a palace garden at dawn C a street in New York on a cold, windy night D a village market at noon

Question 4

According to the story, first important character introduced means:

A a schoolboy B a policeman on his beat C a king in disguise D a wounded hermit

Question 5

the man waiting in the doorway is refers to:

A Bob B Jimmy Wells C Silky Bob's brother D the shopkeeper

Question 6

In 'After Twenty Years', why Bob is waiting there is:

A to meet a business partner from Chicago B to hide from the police C to sell a diamond pin D to keep an appointment with his old friend Jimmy Wells

Question 7

Choose the correct answer for place of the appointment.

A a theatre gate B a railway platform C the doorway of Big Joe Brady's restaurant D the police station

Question 8

According to the story, what had happened to Big Joe Brady's restaurant means:

A it had caught fire that evening B it had been torn down and replaced by a hardware store C it had become a hotel D it had moved to Chicago

Question 9

time fixed for the meeting refers to:

A 10 o'clock at night B 8 o'clock in the morning C midnight exactly D 6 o'clock in the evening

Question 10

In 'After Twenty Years', how long ago the promise was made is:

A ten years B five years C thirty years D twenty years

Question 11

Choose the correct answer for Jimmy Wells and Bob were.

A strangers from two cities B teacher and student C close boyhood friends D brothers

Question 12

According to the story, which friend had stayed in New York means:

A neither of them B Jimmy Wells C Bob D both left together

Question 13

which friend had gone West refers to:

A Bob B Jimmy Wells C the policeman D the plain-clothes officer

Question 14

In 'After Twenty Years', Bob's view of the West is:

A a place of no jobs B a place of only farming losses C a place of exile D a place of great opportunities

Question 15

Choose the correct answer for Jimmy's character in Bob's memory.

A wild and cruel B lazy and boastful C the truest and staunchest old chap in the world D careless and dishonest

Question 16

According to the story, Bob's confidence before the meeting means:

A afraid no one would ever arrive B certain that Jimmy would keep the appointment if alive C sure Jimmy had forgotten him D sure the police would come

Question 17

object Bob lights to show himself refers to:

A a cigar B a lantern C a matchbox full of paper D a pipe

Question 18

In 'After Twenty Years', noticeable things about Bob's appearance is:

A a long white beard and staff B a school uniform and books C a military sword and medals D a pale square-jawed face, keen eyes, a scarf pin with a diamond

Question 19

Choose the correct answer for what Bob had become in the West.

A a judge B a doctor C a successful but wanted man known as 'Silky Bob' D a schoolteacher

Question 20

According to the story, why the policeman first stops at the doorway means:

A because Jimmy told him to wait there B because he sees a man standing there late at night C because he hears a cry for help D because he knows Bob already

Question 21

what Bob tells the policeman refers to:

A the whole story of the appointment with Jimmy B that he has lost his wallet C that he needs a taxi D that he is waiting for the mayor

Question 22

In 'After Twenty Years', what the policeman does after hearing Bob is:

A arrests him immediately B stays beside him until ten C takes him to the station D moves on after a brief conversation

Question 23

Choose the correct answer for person who appears later near the corner.

A the shopkeeper B a newspaper boy C a tall man in a long overcoat D the same policeman in uniform

Question 24

According to the story, what Bob at first believes means:

A that the newcomer is a judge B that the newcomer is Jimmy Wells C that the newcomer is a thief D that the newcomer is Big Joe Brady

Question 25

why Bob accepts the newcomer as Jimmy refers to:

A the man seems to know about their meeting and past friendship B the man shows a police badge C the man carries Bob's old letters D the man gives him money

Question 26

In 'After Twenty Years', what the two men do together is:

A ride west on a train B sit in the doorway till morning C enter the police station laughing D walk up the street arm in arm

Question 27

Choose the correct answer for place where truth becomes clear.

A at the old restaurant site B in a village church C under the bright lights of a drug store D inside a dark alley

Question 28

According to the story, what Bob notices under the light means:

A the man is his brother B the man is not Jimmy C the man is much younger than before D the man is actually the policeman

Question 29

reason Bob gives for knowing it is not Jimmy refers to:

A Jimmy's nose could never have become that shape B Jimmy always wore glasses C Jimmy was much shorter D Jimmy had a beard

Question 30

In 'After Twenty Years', identity of the man with Bob at the end is:

A Jimmy Wells himself B Big Joe Brady's son C a detective from Chicago only D a plain-clothes policeman

Question 31

Choose the correct answer for why Jimmy did not arrest Bob personally.

A he had forgotten police duty B he was not actually a policeman C he recognised Bob but could not bring himself to arrest his old friend D he was afraid of Bob's strength

Question 32

According to the story, what Jimmy does instead means:

A waits till morning B sends another officer to do the arrest C lets Bob escape D writes to Chicago for advice

Question 33

what is found in Bob's hand at the end refers to:

A a note from Jimmy Wells B a gold coin C a restaurant bill D an arrest warrant from Chicago

Question 34

In 'After Twenty Years', main feeling in Jimmy's note is:

A anger and revenge B pride and mockery C careless indifference D painful honesty mixed with duty

Question 35

Choose the correct answer for famous conflict in the story.

A wealth versus poverty B memory versus sleep C friendship versus duty D nature versus city life

Question 36

According to the story, main theme means:

A nature always defeats man B law and moral responsibility can clash with personal feelings C gold is the source of happiness D silence is better than action

Question 37

another strong theme refers to:

A time changes people and destinies B all people remain exactly the same C memory is always false D friendship never faces any test

Question 38

In 'After Twenty Years', why the ending is called ironic is:

A Jimmy forgets the meeting entirely B the police arrest the wrong man C the restaurant comes back suddenly D Bob waits faithfully for his friend and is finally arrested through that very meeting

Question 39

Choose the correct answer for Bob's best remembered quality.

A his fear of strangers B his love of books C his confidence and loyalty to the appointment D his kindness to poor people

Question 40

According to the story, Jimmy's best remembered quality means:

A his careless humour B his sense of duty C his greed for money D his fear of responsibility

Question 41

O. Henry is famous for refers to:

A surprise endings B long epic poems C historical chronicles D sea-ballads only

Question 42

In 'After Twenty Years', what kind of ending this story has is:

A an open unfinished ending B a tragic death scene C a comic wedding ending D a surprise twist ending

Question 43

Choose the correct answer for tone in the opening.

A romantic and dreamy B violent and chaotic C quiet and suspenseful D comic and noisy

Question 44

According to the story, tone at the end means:

A descriptive only B sharp and ironic C carefree and humorous D purely sentimental

Question 45

what the title 'After Twenty Years' highlights refers to:

A the long test of time on friendship and character B a war fought twenty years ago C a prison sentence of twenty years D a business deal lasting twenty years

Question 46

In 'After Twenty Years', the story belongs to is:

A Unit I – Prose B Unit II – Poetry C Grammar Section D Unit III – Non-Detailed Study

Question 47

Choose the correct answer for best one-line summary.

A a sailor cuts down a bell and dies B a poet remembers lost youth C two old friends meet after twenty years, but duty turns the reunion into an arrest D a king gets answers from a hermit

Question 48

According to the story, final lesson means:

A time never changes anyone B true life often demands hard choices between emotion and responsibility C friendship always cancels duty D crime is rewarded in the end

Question 49

reader's final response refers to:

A surprise mixed with sympathy B pure laughter C confusion without meaning D relief without emotion

Question 50

In 'After Twenty Years', author is:

A Leo Tolstoy B Saki C Robert Lado D O. Henry