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Chapters
1.2: Once Upon a Time
▶ 1.3: After Twenty Years
2.1: The Queen of Boxing
2.2: Confessions of a Born Spectator
2.3: A Shot in the Dark
3.1: Forgetting
3.2: Lines Written in the Early Spring
3.3: The First Patient (play)
4.1: Tight Corners
4.2: Macavity - The Mystery Cat
4.3: With the Photographer
5.1: The Convocation Address
5.2: Everest is not the Only Peak
5.3: The Singing Lesson
6.1: The Accidental Tourist
6.2: The Hollow Crown
6.3: Never Never Nest (Play)

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Solutions for Chapter 1.3: After Twenty Years
Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 1.3 of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Samacheer Kalvi for English Class 11 TN Board.
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 11 TN Board 1.3 After Twenty Years Warm Up [Page 27]
What do you expect your close friends to do for you? Beautify the petals with your thoughts.
Find out when the International Day of Friendship is celebrated.
How is that day celebrated?
We have heard of the proverb ‘Familiarity breeds contempt. Do you think that the passage of time strengthens friendship? Share your reasons with your class.
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 11 TN Board 1.3 After Twenty Years Exercises [Pages 31 - 32]
Answer the following questions in a sentence or two each, based on your understanding of the story.
Describe the appearance of the policeman on the beat.
What did he keep doing while on his rounds?
Why were the streets devoid of people?
What story did the man standing near the hardware store tell the passing cop?
What used to be there in the place of that shop twenty years ago?
Describe the man awaiting the arrival of his friend.
Why did the friends part ways?
When and how did Bob realise that the tall man was not his friend?
Who was the tall man?
What did he give Bob?
State whether the following statements are true or false.
State whether the following statement are true or false
The cop suddenly slowed his walk, when he heard the barking of dogs.
True
False
State whether the following statement are true or false
The friends grew up together in the city of New York.
True
False
State whether the following statement are true or false
Both Jimmy and Bob were of the same age.
True
False
State whether the following statement are true or false
The friends parted one night after watching a movie together.
True
False
State whether the following statement are true or false
The friends could not keep in touch because they lost each other’s phone numbers.
True
False
State whether the following statement are true or false
Bob wanted to stay for half an hour more than the appointed time.
True
False
State whether the following statement are true or false
Jimmy grew a little taller after he was twenty.
True
False
State whether the following statement are true or false
Bob realised that the tall man was not Jimmy Wells from the shape of his nose.
True
False
What does each of the following mean in the story? Choose the right option.
on the beat:
moving around hitting every one with a stick
on duty walking around the assigned area
marching with his heart beating fast
What does each of the following mean in the story? Choose the right option.
a guardian of peace:
a watchman
a holy man
a policeman
What does each of the following mean in the story? Choose the right option.
arm in arm:
with arms linked together
with weapons in hands
with handcuffs on wrists
What does each of the following mean in the story? Choose the right option.
plainclothes man:
a man who wears simple clothes for grand occasions
a policeman in civilian clothes while on duty
a cine artist in ordinary costumes
Answer the following questions in three or four sentences each.
What did Bob share with the cop about their friendship?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of Jimmy Wells from Bob’s point of view?
Was Bob hopeful of his friend’s arrival? How do you know?
How did the cop come to understand that Bob had been successful in the West?
Bob’s life in the West was not a bed of roses. Give reasons.
Why didn’t Jimmy Wells, being a cop himself, arrest Bob?
Who do you think has been more successful of the two? Give reasons.
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.
‘Means should justify the end.’ Explain this adage with reference to O. Henry’s story
‘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?
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.
What would you do in this situation, if you were Jimmy Wells? Substantiate your reason.
Solutions for 1.3: After Twenty Years

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