When about midway of a certain block, the policeman suddenly slowed his walk. in the doorway of a darkened hardware store a man leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. as the policeman walked up to him, the man spoke up quickly.

which is not a mood supported by the passage?

danger

mystery

suspense

humor
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question 2

choose the answer.
which best reveals an instance of irony in "after twenty years"?

both men return to find out what happened to the other.

a plainclothes officer arrests "silky" bob.

the city street is nearly deserted at night.

bob thinks he's smart, but jimmy outwits him.
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question 3

choose the answer.
read the dialogue.

"everyone knows i'm the worst, so why should i even go to the gymnastics meet this weekend? " declared gretchen with a scowl.

which best explains how this dialogue reveals character and moves the plot forward?

it shows that gretchen lacks confidence; this establishes a man vs. self conflict.

it shows that gretchen is boastful; this creates tension about how others will respond to her.

it shows gretchen doesn't care about winning; this resolves the tension.

it shows that gretchen's mother pushes her too hard; this establishes a man vs. man conflict.

need these answered right now.

"After Twenty Years", is a short story written by William Sydney Porter, better known for his pen name, O. Henry. This short story deals with the friendship between two men, Jimmy Wells, a policeman in Chicago and Bob, also known as Silky Bob, a reknown criminal that is being looked for in that city. They have an appointment that after twenty years, regardless of their situations, these two friends would meet each other and while Bob awaits for his friend at a darkened doorway, he has an enounter first with a policeman and then with a mysterious man, whom he thinks might be his friend, but later finds out its a civil-clothes wearing officer of the law.

In the first question, this is one of the main scenes in the story, Jimmy, who is making rounds, finds the mysterious darkened character, whom he later recognizes as his friend but does not dare to approach because he knows he is wanted by the police. The only mood not supported in that scene is one of humor. Neither character finds anything funny, much less Jimmy, who knows he has to face his friend and arrest him but doesn´t dare.

2. The correct answer would be B. Why? Because Bob does not recognize his friend Jimmy in the first officer that appears. He is convinced that his friend must be in plain civilian clothes and never once suspects, except at the end when he finally sees the profile of the person, that his friend was in fact, not the one in civilian clothes.

3. This particular dialogue shows that the character dislikes herself intensely and does not see anything good in herself. She´d rather stay behind the scenes and not be seen for fear that she´ll be rejected and shunned. The answer then would be A. It also moves the plot forward because it establishes the actions that the character will take based on her self-relfection.