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Elective English–I

Notes Jimmy saw in his friend’s face the face of a wanted criminal, he went away. Jimmy
could not arrest his friend Bob himself and so asked someone else to arrest Bob.

6.5 Keywords

Cigar : A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco
that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth.

Impressiveness : Splendid or imposing in size or appearance; “the grandness of the
architecture”; “impressed by the richness.
Hurried : Move or act with haste; rush: do something more quickly:

Answers: Self Assessment

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a)
5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a)

6.6 Review Questions

1. Pointing out Jimmy Well’s dilemma when he meets ‘Silky’ Bob after twenty years, discuss
whether or not you would maintain that he did the only thing he should have done.

2. How would you categorise the story: comic or tragic? Give reasons for your answer
based on the details of the story.
3. Though Bob is an underworld character, what is it that makes it difficult for us to dislike
him?
4. Compare and contrast the character and destinies of Jimmy and Bob as presented in the
story.

6.7 Further Readings

Books Guy Davenport, The Hunter Gracchus and Other Papers on Literature and Art, Washington,
D.C.: Counterpoint, 1996.
“‘O. Henry’ on Himself, Life, and Other Things” (PDF), New York Times, Apr. 4,
1909, p. SM9.
Arnett, Ethel Stephens (1973). For Whom Our Public Schools Were Named, Greensboro,
North Carolina. Piedmont Press. pp. 245.

O. Henry Middle School, Austin,

Online links www.w3.org/WAI/eval/considerations.html

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