Literature Quiz: The Waiting Man

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What time was it when the waiting man and his best friend parted at the restaurant door?

10:00 PM (correct)

9:45 PM

10:15 PM

9:30 PM

What is the significance of the small diamonds on the lids of the waiting man's watch?

They signify his wealth and success in the West.

They represent his dedication to punctuality.

They symbolize his friendship with Jimmy.

They are purely for aesthetic purposes. (correct)

How does the waiting man describe Jimmy to the policeman?

Fickle and unreliable

Doubtful and untrustworthy

Reassuring and dedicated (correct)

Indifferent and distant

What did the waiting man hope Jimmy had done as well as him?

Succeeded in the West Signup and view all the answers

What does 'staunchest' mean in the context of the passage?

Dedicated Signup and view all the answers

Where did the man and his friend, Jimmy Wells, dine together twenty years ago?

At a restaurant called Big Joe Brady's Signup and view all the answers

What was the man's age when he dined with Jimmy Wells at Big Joe Brady's?

18 Signup and view all the answers

What did the man and Jimmy Wells plan to do after dining at Big Joe Brady's?

Meet again in twenty years at the same place Signup and view all the answers

Why was the man waiting at the location after twenty years?

To fulfill an appointment made with Jimmy Wells Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the restaurant where the man dined with Jimmy Wells twenty years ago?

It was torn down Signup and view all the answers

Literature Quiz: The Waiting Man

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Questions and Answers

What time was it when the waiting man and his best friend parted at the restaurant door?

What is the significance of the small diamonds on the lids of the waiting man's watch?

How does the waiting man describe Jimmy to the policeman?

What did the waiting man hope Jimmy had done as well as him?

What does 'staunchest' mean in the context of the passage?

Where did the man and his friend, Jimmy Wells, dine together twenty years ago?

What was the man's age when he dined with Jimmy Wells at Big Joe Brady's?

What did the man and Jimmy Wells plan to do after dining at Big Joe Brady's?

Why was the man waiting at the location after twenty years?

What happened to the restaurant where the man dined with Jimmy Wells twenty years ago?

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