2. The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively
The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were few. The time was barely 10 o'clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well nigh de–peopled the streets.
Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye adown the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. The vicinity was one that kept early hours. Now and then you might see the lights of a cigar store or of an all– night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors belonged to business places that had long since been closed.
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.
"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 scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set.
"Twenty years ago to–night," 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, stanchest old chap in the world. He'll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door to– night, and it's worth it if my old partner turns up."
The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it set with small diamonds.
tes to ten," he announced. "It was exactly ten o'clock when we parted here at the restaurant door."
"Did pretty well out West, didn't you?" asked the policeman.
"You bet! I hope Jimmy has done half as well. He was a kind of plodder, though, good fellow as he was. I've had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. A man gets in a groove in New York. It takes the West to put a razor–edge on him."
The policeman twirled his club and took a step or two.
"I'll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Going to call time on him sharp?"
"I should say not!" said the other. "I'll give him half an hour at least. If Jimmy is alive on earth he'll be here by that time. So long, officer."
"Good–night, sir," said the policeman, passing on along his beat, trying doors as he went.
There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain almost to absurdity, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and waited.
About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.
"Is that you, Bob?" he asked, doubtfully.
"Is that you, Jimmy Wells?" cried the man in the door.
"Bless my heart!" exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the other's hands with his own. "It's Bob, sure as fate. I was certain I'd find you here if you were still in existence. Well, well, well!—twenty years is a long time. The old restaurant's gone, Bob; I wish it had lasted, so we could have had another dinner there. How has the West treated you, old man?"
"Bully; it has given me everything I asked it for. You've changed lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches."
"Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty."
"Doing well in New York, Jimmy?"
"Moderately. I have a position in one of the city departments. Come on, Bob; we'll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk about old times."

3. The American short story writer O
The American short story writer O. Henry( ) was born under the nameWilliam Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina in His short stories are well known throughout the world; noted for their witticism, clever wordplay, and unexpected "twist" endings.

5. This is a story about 2 freinds who separated 20 years ago
This is a story about 2 freinds who separated 20 years ago. One went in west to make a fortune, the
other one was a simpleton and a good fellow and stayed in New York. They had promised each other
that they would meet exactly 20 years later at ten pm. So the first arrived. There was a patrolling
policeman who enquired about him and got to know about this appointment. After some time his
friend Jimmy Wells comes and they talk, but due to difference in features Bob realizes as soon as he see
Jimmy's face that he is not the real Jimmy. The speaker mentioned the police as Jimmy as he was no
identified because 20 years was a long time. It is then that Bob is told that he is arrested and is handed a
note from patrolling police man who was the actual Jimmy that he reached on time but could not arrest
his freind himself.

6. It is approaching ten o'clock on the largely deserted avenue in New York

7. A policeman works his way up the street, carefully checking the locked doors of the businesses that have long since closed for the day

8. Suddenly, the officer of the peace encounters a man with an unlit cigar, standing in the doorway of a hardware store

9. Congenially, the man tells the policeman that he is waiting for a friend, whom he had agreed to meet with at that very spot, twenty years ago that day

10. The waiting man a match to light the cigar he is holding, and in the brief flash of illumination, the officer notes that the person before him has "a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar near his right eyebrow

11. ." On his scarf is a large diamond, indicating great wealth

12. The man explains that he and the friend for whom he is waiting, his "best chum" Jimmy Wells, had been raised in New York like brothers; when they had grown up, Jimmy had remained in the city, but he himself had headed West to make his fortune.

13. . Upon taking leave of each other, the two friends had agreed to meet again in exactly twenty years to the hour, "no matter what [their] conditions might be or from what distance [they] might have to come."

14. The waiting man pulls out a fancy watch, embellished with diamonds
The waiting man pulls out a fancy watch, embellished with diamonds. The officer idly comments that he must have done "pretty well out West," and the man responds, "You bet!" and expresses the hope that Jimmy, whom he remembers as having been "a kind of plodder," has done even half as well

15. He is confident that his old friend will meet him that night if he is alive, no matter what his circumstances may be, because Jimmy always was "the truest, stanchest old chap in the world."

16. The policeman continues on his way, and the man in the doorway keeps vigil as a fine rain begins to fall. After a short time, a tall character in a long overcoat with the collar turned up to his ears approaches and inquires hesitantly, "Is that you, Bob?"...

17. Is that you jimmy wells. bless my heart
Is that you jimmy wells?bless my heart .i never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.the two men started up the three.arm in arm the man from the west .at corner stood a drug store brillant with electric light . you re not jimmy wells,BOB snapped.twenty years is long time ,but not long enough to change a man s nose roman to pug.it sometimes changes a good man into a bad on said the tall man. you ve been under arrest for ten minutes .the man gave a
note from patrolling police man who was the actual Jimmy that he reached on time but could not arrest
his freind himself.

18. 1.What is a Pseudonym
A work written under a name that is not the correct name of the person doing the actual writing
2. What was O. Henry's real name?
William Sydney Porter
3.When did O. Henry write his short stories?
Late 1800s, early 1900s
4.What is a characteristic of most of O. Henry's characters?
They are simple with normal jobs, usually connected

19. 5.Why do O. Henry's characters have to do with crime?
He was influenced by the time he spent in prison.
6.Who are the two main characters from "After Twenty Years"?
Jimmy and Bob
7.Which character is the most rich?
Bob
8.How could Bob be described?
Outgoing, friendly, mobster, rich, big ego

20. 9.How could Jimmy be described?
Tall, Roman nose, police officer, loyal, responsible
10.How did Bob describe Jimmy when talking with the police officer?
Like a brother to him, his best chum, although a plodder and somewhat stuck in a routine in NYC
11.Where is this story set?
New York City
12.What is the atmosphere/environment like in this story?
Late at night, dark, rainy, cold, deserted street
13.What is a theme?
The main thing that the author is trying

21. 14.What would be the social status of the characters?
Bob is rich, Jimmy is more middle class
15.What is the main conflict of this story?
Character vs. Self
16.How does this story have a surprise ending?
Jimmy turned out to be the police officer from the beginning of the story, and the person Bob thought was Jimmy was actually an undercover police.
17.Why is the policeman walking down the street at the beginning of this story?
It is his job to patrol the street

22. 18.Why is the man waiting in the doorway?
He is waiting to see a friend
19.How does Bob realize that the man he is talking to at the end of the story is not Jimmy?
His nose is different
20.What does the word "Chum" mean?
Friend
21.What does it mean to "get in a groove"?
To get into a routine
22.How has Bob's ego been enlarged by a success?
He thought he was very important and was not modest about his success.

32. Questiona
Answer
Setting
It was outside a restaurant in New York.
Mood
Kind of sad and betrayal.
Theme
Don't sellout your friend.
Person vs Person
When Jimmy arrests Bob and Jimmy leaves a note for Bob.
Internal Conflict
When Jimmy has to arrest Bob even though he doesn't want to.
Plot
Exposition: 20 years ago Jimmy and Bob made a deal they would meet at Big Joe Brady's. Narrative Hook: When Jimmy arrested Bob. Rising action: When "Jimmy" comes and talks to bob. Climax: When Bob finds out that the guy he's talking to isn't really Jimmy.
Other plots
Falling action: When Bob reads the note from Jimmy. Conclusion: Bob gets arrested and finds out that the person he was actually talking to is Jimmy.
Narrator
O.Henry.

33. Tone
Peaceful.
Point of view
3rd omniscient because Bob didn't know he was going to get arrested but the reader kind of did.
Character
Bob, Jimmy, and the Police man.
Major
Bob and Jimmy.
Protagonist
Jimmy
Antagonist
Bob
Minor
The policeman.

34. Dynamic character
Police man
Static character
Jimmy and Bob
Indirect characterization
Jimmy: Honest: because he told on his friend. Indecisive: because he doesn't know if he should turn in bob.
Direct characterization
The narrator descibes Jimmy as impressive.
Symbol
The restuarant because that's where Bob and Jimmy are meeting.
Irony
When Bob doesn't think that the policeman that arrested him is really Jimmy but in reality it really is Jimmy.

35. Foreshadowing
When Jimmy says "sometimes a good man changes into a bad one".
Suspense
When Bob reads the note.

36. What is better title than after tweny years?
1.it is abut time
2.after two centuries
3.time is ticking
4.friends that meet*

37. 2.what is the problem in the story?
1.the police officer walking down the street
2.guy is smoking a cigar
3.friends haven’t seen each other in years*
4. the restaurant is torn down

38. 3.where was setting of the story?
1.a hotel
2.tron down restaurant
3.on the door step of a hardware store*
4.in a alley

39. 4.where did that friend move?
1.out west*
2.chicago
3.newyourk
4.south

40. What was the name of the restaurant?
1.beef o barads
2.big joe bradys*
3.joes crab shack
4.joes

41. How long has it been since the friends have seen other?
How long has it been since the friends have seen other?
1.10 years
2.30 years
3.20years*
c.15 years

42. 1.what makes the policeman stop?
the officer of the peace encounters a man with an unlit cigar,
B. what did the man in the store tell him abut his appointment?
, the man tells the policeman that he is waiting for a friend, whom he had agreed to meet with at that very spot, twenty years ago that day.
2. what is the policeman s reaction to what the man says?
"It sounds pretty interesting," said the policeman. "Rather a long time between meets, though, 

43. 3. the police says did pretty well out west didn’t you
3.the police says did pretty well out west didn’t you ?what does he exactly mean by this expression?
Policeman s mean is man could too earn money and been a rich man
4.dose the man show up at last? what does he ask bob about ?what is surprising abut this man?
No…  Going to call time on him sharp?".the policeman likes know about bob

44. 5. At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights.
5. At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights.
When they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze upon the other's facewhat makes bob so astonished when he see his so called friend?

45. 1. what impression does the police officer create in the reader
1.what impression does the police officer create in the reader ?in what way dose he see to be unique?the police showed that we must be responsible for our job .he did his job as well as he can.
2.what makes the police stop ? what did the man in the store tell him abut his appointment? The doubtful be BEHAVIOR of man that leaned in the door way of star with unlight cigar and extra explantion.
3.what is the policeman s reaction to what the man says?that his the friend comes around all right.
4.the policeman says,Did pretty well out did t you?what does he exactly mean by this expressio n? the situatin of out west was completely suitable for him

46. 5. does the man show up at last. what does he ask Bob about
5.does the man show up at last ?what does he ask Bob about ? what is surprising abut this man ? yes he try to enswne is he Bob.
6.what makes Bob astonished when he can see his so called friend? His friend nose was in another from.
7.what do you think about Bob s real s reaction? That was right thanks to his responsibility

47. Part 2
list the details suggest it was a cold night . How does the narrator convey this to the reader ? the spectaro was few , chilly gusts . Rainy wether and solitude street.
2.consider the ending of the story . What is your reaction to ending? If I were him , I give this crimind folder to the other police offecer