Fiction short-story

1. Why is the stranger standing in the hardware store doorway?

He's keeping an appointment made twenty years ago.

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?

Jimmy Wells

7. Why do you think the author used the sentence, "His scarf pin was a large diamond, oddly set"? What does this imply?
This imply that one of them is having a great job because of the description of the diamond.

8.What does the name "Silky" Bob imply about the stranger?
That bob is
9. Explain the irony of the title "After Twenty Years."
The irony of the title "After Twenty Years" is that the both mans meet but in a different way, Both of them loss contact and could not know about each other, and after both wait for Jimmy they finally got to meet after twenty years, and they live a different life

10. Why do you think Jimmy was unable to make the arrest himself? Please explain.

He was unable to arrest him self because he didn't know who was the man

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.

I think that the Chicago police want to have a little talk because he want to know why he was in that place at the time and what he was doing.

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 want to see if they can live their own life's.

13. Do you think Jimmy Wells did the right thing? Explain why you think this.
I thin k that Jimmy Wells di

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.