He's hiding from the police.2)How did the stranger know Jimmy Wells?
They were raised together like brothers.3)Where and when does the story take place?
On a New York street around 10 p.m.4)Who is the stranger there to see?
His old friend Jimmy.5)Why were the two men going to meet after twenty years?
To see how each of them had fared in life.6)Who was the patrolman on the beat?
"Silky" Bob.7)Why do you think the author used the sentence, "His scarf pin was a large diamond, oddly set"? What does this imply?
8)What does the name "Silky" Bob imply about the stranger?
9)Explain the irony of the title "After Twenty Years."
"After Twenty Years" Jimmy and Bob meet each other.
10)Why do you think Jimmy was unable to make the arrest himself? Please explain.
Because the police were looking him.
11)Why do you think the Chicago police wanted to have a little talk with "Silky" Bob? Support your answer with details from the story.
Because the "Silky"Bob was Jimmy best friend and they want to know more about Jimmy.
12)The stranger tells the policeman that he and Jimmy Wells were best friends, almost like brothers. What does it imply that they hadn't corresponded in years?
They both change alot, they don't know more about each other.
13)Do you think Jimmy Wells did the right thing? Explain why you think this.
14)The stranger describes Jimmy Wells as "the truest, staunchest old chap in the world." In light of that, do you think he should have been surprised at the outcome of the meeting? Please explain.
Vocabulary:
Pick 15 words from the text. Choose the ones you don't know. Find the meaning in the dictionary and come up with one synonym (similar meaning) and antonym (the opposite).
Word............. Synonym.... Antonym
Thoroughfare, Boulevard, Elagent
Swagger, Strut, Creep
Reassuringly,Hearteningly, discouragingly
Doubtfully, unsure, certain
Unfolded, expand, fold
Moderately reasonable, excessive
Simultaneously, same time, separately
Submerged, overflow, dry
Fortune, wealth, poverty
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