Retrieved Reformation Quiz
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In retrieved reformation is an interesting read that follows the life of Jimmy Valentine a gangster who finds love and plans to leave his criminal life behind. Jimmy Valentine ends by doing a good deed that actually him in a good place with a detective out to catch him in the wrong. Test what you remember from the story by taking up the test below.
- 1.In “A Retrieved Reformation,” what does Jimmy Valentine do in prison that helps him when he decides to go “straight”?
- A.
He gets a new suit of clothes
- B.
He works in the prison shoe-shop
- C.
He makes friends with the warden
- 2.How do the prison warden’s words to Jimmy provide a clue to the surprise ending of “A Retrieved Reformation”?
- A.
He says Jimmy is an "innocent" victim.
- B.
He says Jimmy is "not a bad fellow at heart"
- C.
He praises Jimmy for having friends in "high-toned society"
- 3.In “A Retrieved Reformation,” which of Jimmy’s actions gives a clue to his plans when he is released from prison?
- A.
He goes to a restaurant and has a chicken dinner.
- B.
He returns to his room and picks up his burglar’s tools.
- C.
He offers to give a friend his suitcase of tools.
- 4.In “A Retrieved Reformation,” what does this description of Jimmy after his release from prison tell you about his character? He was now dressed in tasteful and well-fitting clothes, and carried his dusted and cleaned suitcase in his hand.
- A.
Jimmy is wearing a disguise so Ben Price won’t find him.
- B.
Jimmy is neat and likes to dress well.
- C.
Jimmy wants to make people think he has changed.
- 5.In “A Retrieved Reformation,” what happens in Arkansas that makes Jimmy “become another man”?
- A.
Ben Price catches up to Jimmy.
- B.
Jimmy hides from the authorities for a year.
- C.
Jimmy falls in love.
- 6.Which situation is not a sign of Jimmy’s changed life in “A Retrieved Reformation”?
- A.
Jimmy’s shoe store is flourishing.
- B.
Jimmy is engaged to Annabel Adams.
- C.
Jimmy has kept his suitcase of burglary tools.
- 7.In “A Retrieved Reformation,” why does Jimmy ask Annabel for the rose she’s wearing before he cracks open the safe?
- A.
He hopes the rose will bring him good luck as he tries to save the little girl.
- B.
He plans to use the rose as one of the tools to help get the safe open.
- C.
He knows he will have to leave town, and he wants the rose to remember her by.
- 8.In “A Retrieved Reformation,” why does Ben Price not arrest Jimmy Valentine?
- A.
He admires Jimmy’s abilities as a safe cracker. .
- B.
He thinks Jimmy is really Ralph Spencer.
- C.
He knows Jimmy exposed his past in order to save the child.
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