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After 20 Years
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Literature
7th Grade
04/28/2011

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Term
what is the main theme of this story?
Definition
duty vs. loyalty to a friend
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habitual
Definition
done or fixed by habit
Term
intricate
Definition
complicated; full of detail
Term
what time and where did the story take place?
Definition
10 at night in New York City
Term
who are the main characters?
Definition
a policeman and a man
Term
what made the policeman slow down his walk?
Definition
he saw a man in the door of a closed store
Term
what was the man doing?
Definition
waiting for a friend he has planned to meet there 20 year ago
Term
what does the man look like?
Definition
square jaw; little white scar near his right eyebrow. He had a scarf pin that was a large diamond.
Term
what did the hardware store used to be?
Definition
a restaurant called "Big Joe Bradys"
Term
what was the name of the friend the man was waiting for?
Definition
Jimmy Wells
Term
why did they decide to meet there in 20 years?
Definition
because the man wanted to go out west to make him fortune, but Jimmy wanted to stay in New York
Term
what happened after the policeman talked to the man?
Definition
he left
Term
what was the man's name?
Definition
Bob
Term
dismally
Definition
miserably; gloomily
Term
who comes up to the man that is waiting?
Definition
a man in a coat who says he is Jimmy
Term
bully
Definition
informal term meaning "very well"
Term
what does Bob say to him?
Definition
that he has changed alot and got taller
Term
egotism
Definition
conceit; talking about yourself too much
Term
simultaneously
Definition
at the same time
Term
when does Bob realize that the man is not his friend, Jimmy?
Definition
when they walk into the light
Term
how does he know it isn't him?
Definition
his nose is different
Term
what does the man say to Bob?
Definition
that he has been under arrest for ten minutes
Term
who is Bob?
Definition
"silky" Bob - a criminal from Chicago
Term
what does the man give Bob?
Definition
a note from Patrolman Wells
Term
what does the note say?
Definition
that he was waiting for him and when he struck the match, he realized he was the criminal Chicago was looking for.  He didn't want to arrest him, himself, so he got another officer to do it.
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