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