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UNIT-1

(Supplementary Reader)

(STUDY NOTES)

I. Complete each of the following by choosing the correct option.

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1. Bob planned to stay for ____ more minutes to meet Jim.

a. 20 b. 10 c. 40 d. 30

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After Twenty Years- O. Henry

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2. Bob went to the ______ to make his fortune.

a. East b. West c. North d. South

3. They planned to meet at 10 o’clock because ____________

a. Jim was on duty at 10 o’clock

b. Night time was convenient for Bob

c. The restaurant closes at 11 o’clock

d. They parted exactly at 10 o’clock

4. _________ was the real Jimmy Wells.

a. Plainclothes man b. Patrol man

c. Drug store keeper d. hardware store owner

5. The friends grew up in the city of ____________ .

a. New York b. Washington c. Chicago d. California

6. The friends parted one night after __________ .

a. watching a movie together b. dining at a restaurant

c. playing football d. playing a game of cards

7. The policeman was on his beat at around___________ .

a. 11 o’ clock b. 9 o’ clock c. 10 o’ clock d. 8 o’ clock

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8. The policeman saw a man leaning in the doorway of a darkened

_________.

a. restaurant b. medical shop

c. departmental store d. hard ware store

9. The Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant was torn down ____________ years

ago.

a. ten b. five c. twenty d. fifteen

10. The police man saw a _____________ on the man’s face in the

cigar light.

a. a little white scar near his right eyebrow.

b. a little white scar near his left eyebrow.

c. a mole on his chin

d. a red scar on his left eyebrow

11. The friends would meet again exactly _____ from that date and

time.

a. twenty years b. twenty months

c. twenty days d. twenty weeks

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12. Bob was _____ and Jim was _______ when they parted.

a. 18, 20 b. 20, 18 c. 20, 22 d. 22, 20

13. Jimmy became a ______ and Bob became a ______.

a. criminal, policeman b. policeman, restaurant owner

c. policeman, criminal d. restaurant owner, drug store keeper

14. Bob used _____ as his scarf pin.

a. a platinum hook b. a gold ring

c. a friendship band d. a large diamond

15. ‘After Twenty Years’ is a story that tells

a. a friend in need is a friend in deed.

b. end is more important than the means.

c. keep promises made solemnly.

d. a life of virtue counts more than a life of success.

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II. Identify who said to whom Exam Model exercise

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1) I have a position in one of the city departments Plain Clothes Man said to Bob

2) I was at the appointed place on time. Jimmy said to Bob

3) I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.” Bob said to Plain Clothes Man

4) Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty. Plain Clothes Man said to Bob

5) It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one. Plain Clothes Man said to Bob

6) Here’s a note I was asked to hand you. Plain Clothes Man said to Bob

7) “It was exactly ten o’clock when we parted here at the restaurant door.” Bob said to Jimmy(policeman)

8) Hope your friend comes around all right Jimmy (Policeman) said to Bob

9) Sounds a little funny to you, doesn’t it? Bob said to Jimmy(patrol man)

10) “I dined here at Big Joe Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum,

and the finest chap in the world.

Bob said to Jimmy(policeman)

11) The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. Bob said to Jimmy(policeman)

12) Haven’t you heard from your friend since you left?” Jimmy (Policeman) said to Bob

13) “I’ll give him half an hour at least. Bob said to Jimmy(policeman)

14) I was certain I’d find you here if you were still in existence. Plain Clothes Man said to Bob

15) Twenty years is a long time. Plain Clothes Man said to Bob

Example :

1.”Somehow I couldn’t do it myself”

a. Jimmy to Plain clothes man b. Plainclothes man to Policeman

c. Plainclothes man to Bob d. Jimmy to Bob

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III. Read the passage and answer the questions given below:-

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TASK: 1

“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “I dined here at Big Joe Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my

best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only

place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.” “It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman.

“Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your friend since

you left?” “Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a year or two we lost

track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door

tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.”

Questions

1) Who were the two friends? 2) Who was elder than the other? 3) Why did they plan to meet after twenty years? 4) Why did he move to the West? 5) Was he confident of Jimmy’s arrival? Why?

TASK: 2

“It’s all right, officer,” he said, reassuringly. “I’m just waiting for a friend. It’s an

appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a little funny to you, doesn’t it? Well, I’ll

explain if you’d like to make certain it’s all straight. About that long ago there used to be a

restaurant where this store stands—Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant.”“Until five years ago,” said

the policeman. “It was torn down then.”The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his

cigar. The light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar near his right eyebrow. His scarf pin was a large diamond, oddly set.

Questions

1) What was the appointment? 2) What was the venue of the appointment? 3) Why did the appointment sound funny? 4) What had happened to the restaurant? 5) Who was the man waiting near the store doorway? Whom was he waiting for?

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Answers

TASK: 1

1) Bob and Jimmy were the two friends. 2) Jimmy was elder than the other. 3) They thought that twenty years would give them enough time to achieve their goals and

settle down in life. 4) He moved to the west in search of wealth. 5) Yes, he was confident of Jimmy’s arrival. He believed that Jimmy would keep his words

as he was the truest and staunchest man.

TASK: 2

1) The appointment was between two friends to meet after twenty years 2) The venue of the appointment was Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant. 3) The appointment sounded funny because the friends had promised to meet at the

same venue after twenty long years. 4) The restaurant had been demolished five years ago. 5) Bob, one of the two friends, was the man waiting near the store doorway. He was

waiting for Jim,

IV. Rearrange the jumbled sentences

TASK: 1

1. The officer made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace.

2. The policeman suddenly slowed down his walk. 3. The time was barely 10 O'clock at night. 4. As the policeman walked up to him, he spoke up. 5. A man leaned in the doorway of a darkened store.

TASK: 2

1. They were raised in New York.

2. They parted to meet after twenty years. 3. They were like brothers. 4. Bob and Jimmy were two good friends. 5. Bob was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty.

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TASK: 3

1. Jimmy told that he worked in one of the city departments.

2. A tall man in a long overcoat hurried to the waiting man. 3. The two men walked arm in arm up the street. 4. They recognized each other. 5. Bob waited for twenty more minutes.

TASK: 4

1. Sounds a little funny to you, doesn't it?

2. I'm just waiting for a friend. 3. There used to be a restaurant where this store stands. 4. Well, I'll explain if you'd like to make certain. 5. It's an appointment made twenty years ago.

TASK: 5

1. Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty

2. Moderately, Come on Bop; we'll go around to a place. 3. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches. 4. Doing well in New York, Jimmy? 5. You've changed lots, Jimmy.

ANSWERS

TASK: 1

1. The time was barely 10 O'clock at night. 2. The officer made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. 3. The policeman suddenly slowed down his walk. 4. A man leaned in the doorway of a darkened store. 5. As the policeman walked up to him, he spoke up.

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TASK: 2

1. Bob and Jimmy were two good friends. 2. They were raised in New York. 3. They were like brothers. 4. Bob was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. 5. They parted to meet after twenty years.

TASK: 3

1. Bob waited for twenty more minutes. 2. A tall man in a long overcoat hurried to the waiting man. 3. The two men walked arm in arm up the street. 4. Jimmy told that he worked in one of the city departments. 5. They recognized each other.

TASK: 4

1. I'm just waiting for a friend. 2. It's an appointment made twenty years ago. 3. Sounds a little funny to you, doesn't it?

4. Well, I'll explain if you'd like to make certain

5. There used to be a restaurant where this store stands.

TASK: 5

1. You've changed lots, Jimmy. 2. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches. 3. Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty

4. Doing well in New York, Jimmy? 5. Moderately, Come on Bop; we'll go around to a place.

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"After Twenty Years ’S CHARACTERS SKETCH

Bob

The Plainclothes Officer

Jimmy Wells :

The Policeman

Bob

When he first appears in this story, Bob seems to have a sinister presence:

he is standing in the shadows of a store that is closed, on a street that is deserted.

He has a good explanation for why he is there, however, and he seems

comfortable in the presence of the police officer who is on the lookout for

suspicious activities. His story about going out to the West and successfully

pursuing his fortune is supported by the diamonds on his watch and scarf pin,

which show that he is a wealthy man and not a vagrant. His story is also

supported by his knowledge of "Big Joe" Brady's restaurant, which had been

torn down five years earlier.

Because he is in New York for a legitimate purpose, to see a friend from

before his days as a criminal, Bob does not think about the fact that he is wanted

by the police. He chats openly with the policeman, unaware that his picture has

been forwarded from Chicago and that the policeman has seen it.

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While his innocence makes him miss some details, his criminal past also

blinds him to the realities of the situation. He knows that he looks suspicious

standing in a darkened doorway on a deserted street, and so he is not at all

surprised that a policeman would approach him.

Looking at the situation from a criminal point of view, he is conscious of

looking like a law breaker, which makes Bob blind to the idea that the person

who approaches him at ten o'clock on the appointed night at the appointed place

might be the person whom he is scheduled to meet.

Throughout the story, Bob never explains what he has done out West to

earn his fortune, only that life out there has given him everything he ever

wanted. Readers never learn what crimes "Silky" Bob is wanted for in Chicago,

only that he is established enough as a criminal to earn a criminal nickname.

The Plainclothes Officer :

The plainclothes officer, not given a name in this story, is sent to trick the

criminal known by the Chicago police as "Silky" Bob by pretending that he is

Jimmy Wells. The real Jimmy has apparently briefed him on the situation: the

officer mentions the restaurant that they were to meet at, the plan to have dinner

there once again, and the fact that Bob has been living in the West. When asked

about his own life, he truthfully states that he works for the city, avoiding

mention of the police force. He leads Bob off to a place he knows of without

indicating what that place might be.

He could have arrested Bob the minute that he approached him. The

quiet, nonviolent way that he carefully leads him toward the police station is in

keeping with Jimmy Wells's sorrow about having his friend arrested: the

plainclothes officer allows Bob the dignity of walking along the street and

believing himself to be a free man for just a few minutes longer.

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Jimmy Wells :

When he is first mentioned in the story, the man later identified as Jimmy

is described as twirling his nightstick expertly, establishing that he has been a

policeman for a considerable length of time. By referring to him only as "the

policeman," O. Henry keeps Jimmy's identity a secret from the reader as well as

from Bob.

Bob does not recognize his old friend on the darkened street because he is

distracted by the uniform that Jimmy wears. Though he does not say so, the

story implies that the Jimmy that Bob knew, twenty years earlier, was not the

type one would expect to join the police force. Bob explains why he is there,

and Jimmy, who needs no explanation, listens for a while.

He does not reveal his true identity to his friend because the match that

Bob ignites to light his cigar illuminates his face and shows him to be a wanted

man. Jimmy is a conscientious officer in several ways. For one thing, he has

paid close attention to the photos of wanted criminals that are sent to the New

York police department from other parts of the country. More importantly,

though, is the fact that Jimmy knows, as he listens to Bob reminisce about his

old friend, that he will have to have Bob arrested.

Although he is more dedicated to the law than to his old friend, Jimmy

still cannot forget his connection to Bob. The sentimental bond between them is

so strong that Jimmy cannot arrest Bob himself, so he leaves and sends another

officer to do it. He also takes the time to write a note to Bob, explaining himself,

so that Bob will not think that Jimmy forgot about him after twenty years. His

note is terse and offers no apology for having Bob arrested, but that is the best

that Jimmy can do when he and a man who was once his best friend are on

opposite sides of the law.

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Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 150 words each.

Compare and contrast the character of Jimmy Wells and Bob with suitable references from the story to support your view.

(OR)

Means should justify the end.’ Explain this adage with reference to O. Henry’s story.

(OR)

‘Tell me who your friends are and I shall tell you who you are’. How will you explain this statement in the light of Jimmy’s and Bob’s friendship?

(OR)

To your shock, you find out that your close friend is indulging in some wrong activity. Will you avoid him/her or try to correct him/her? Give reasons for your answer.

(OR)

What would you do in this situation, if you were Jimmy Wells? Substantiate your

reason.

SYNOPSIS

Introduction

Themes say about Friendship

A policeman walks along the block

Twenty years earlier

The past twenty years

The new man calls the man in the doorway

The window of a drug store

Conclusion

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Introduction :

O. Henry is one writer whose style is familiar to generations of readers

the world over, and "After Twenty Years" presents a prime example of this

style. A typical O. Henry story will involve two people with an emotional

connection to each other that is put under stress by the circumstances they face.

At the end of the story, a strange twist generally occurs. Sometimes it is a twist

of fate, but sometimes the twist is a piece of information that was not previously

available to the reader and that sheds a new light on all that has come before it.

Though some readers feel that the twist shows an overly sentimental view of the

human condition, many readers enjoy the way O. Henry's stories affirm the best

things about the human condition.

Themes say about Friendship :

Friendship is at the heart of "After Twenty Years." The character who does

the most talking, Bob, seems to be genuinely enthusiastic about seeing his old

friend Jimmy. He speaks glowingly about what a great friend Jimmy was and

relates that he has traveled across the country, over a thousand miles, to see him

again. When he is questioned about whether Jimmy might forget about an

appointment that was made so long ago, he says that Jimmy was the kind of

friend who would remain true to the promise he once gave, despite whatever

changes might have come to his life over the course of twenty years.

Jimmy Wells also takes the bond of his old friendship with Bob seriously.

He turns up at the appointed time to see his old friend, and, finding that his

friend must be arrested, he leaves because he is emotionally incapable of

performing the arrest himself.

A policeman walks along the block :

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"After Twenty Years" takes place on a street in New York City around

the turn of the twentieth century. Many of the businesses on the block are closed

for the day. A policeman walks along the block, testing the doorknobs of

businesses, making sure that they are locked and secure against burglars. In the

doorway of a hardware store that is closed, he comes across a man who has an

unlit cigar in his mouth. Before the officer can begin to question him, the man

assures him that he is not a burglar, that he is merely waiting for a friend. He

goes on to light his cigar and tell the officer why he and his friend are meeting

at such a dark and desolate place.

Twenty years earlier :

Twenty years earlier, he explains, he and his friend had dinner at a

restaurant called "Big Joe" Brady's, which used to be located where the

hardware store stands. The officer confirms that this was the site of the

restaurant up until five years earlier, when it was torn down. At the time of their

last meal together, the man continues, he was eighteen years old and his friend

Jimmy was twenty.

The two had grown up together and were the closest of friends, but the

man was leaving the next morning to go out to the West to find his fortune, and

Jimmy was the type of person who would never leave New York. After eating

their dinner that night, they agreed that no matter where they were or what they

were doing, they would both do all they could to return to that same spot at that

exact same time, ten o'clock, exactly twenty years later.

The past twenty years :

The officer expresses interest, asking why they had been in contact so

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seldom over the past twenty years. The man briefly explains that he has been

busy in the West trying to make his fortune. He checks the time on his watch,

which is adorned with diamonds, indicating that he has been successful in his

business endeavors. The time is three minutes before ten o'clock, the precise

moment that they are scheduled to meet. The officer stays a few minutes more,

and it is after ten o'clock when he says goodbye and leaves.

The new man calls the man in the doorway :

The man waits twenty minutes more. Finally, another man approaches,

bundled up against the light rain that has started to fall. The new man calls the

man in the doorway Bob and answers to the name of Jimmy Wells. As they

chat, Jimmy points out that he has not done as well financially as Bob: he has a

position in a city department. He suggests that they go to a place that he knows

of nearby, where they can get out of the rain and have a long talk about old

times.

The window of a drug store :

When they pass through the light emanating from the window of a drug

store that is still open, Bob looks at the man he is with and exclaims with

certainty that he is not Jimmy Wells.

Though a man can change much in twenty years, he explains, the shape

of his nose could never be so drastically altered. The other man says that he is in

fact a plainclothes police officer, and that the man, whom he now refers to as

"Silky" Bob, has been under arrest since they met ten minutes ago for warrants

issued in Chicago.

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Conclusion :

He gives Bob a note and says that it is from "Patrolman Wells." In the

note, the real Jimmy Wells explains that he was in fact the officer who was with

Bob at the site of "Big Joe" Brady's restaurant at ten o'clock, but that when Bob

struck a match to light his cigar, he recognized Bob's face as the one wanted in

Chicago. Jimmy did not have the nerve to arrest his old friend, so he had left

before he could be recognized and found a plainclothes officer to arrest him.

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