Jimmy Valentine
- by O. Henry
Short questions with answers:
Q.1: Who is the writer of the story ‘Jimmy Valentine’?
Ans: O. Henry is the writer of the story ‘Jimmy Valentine’.
Q.2: How long had Jimmy expected to serve in jail?
Ans: Jimmy had expected to serve in jail only for about three months.
Q.3: How much was the price of Jimmy's box for burglar’s tool?
Ans: Over nine hundred dollars was the price of Jimmy's box for burglar’s tool.
Q.4: Where did Jimmy Valentine work during the ten months of his imprisonment? (XI - ’19)
Ans: Jimmy Valentine worked at the prison shoe-shop during the ten months of his imprisonment.
Q.5: Why did the clerk give Jimmy Valentine a railroad ticket and a five dollar bill after his release from the prison?
Ans: After released from jail, the clerk gave Jimmy a railroad ticket and a five dollar bill because the law expected him to rehabilitate himself into good citizenship and prosperity.
Q.6: Why was Jimmy put into Jail?
Ans: Jimmy was put into the jail for cracking the safe of a bank at Springfield.
Q.7: What is the original title of the story?
Ans: The original title of the story is ‘ A Retrieved Reformation’.
Q.8: How long did Jimmy serve of his four years sentence?
Ans: Jimmy had served nearly ten months of his four years sentence.
Q.9: Who had pardoned Jimmy Valentine? (XI - ’17, ’14)
Ans: The Governor had pardoned Jimmy Valentine.
Q.10: What was Jimmy’s original term of imprisonment?
Ans: Jimmy’s original term of imprisonment was four years.
Q.11: Who were May and Agatha?
Ans: May and Agatha were the two daughters of Annabel's sister.
Q.12: How old was May?
Ans: May was only nine years old.
Q.13: What did Jimmy enjoy in the restaurant? (XI - ’17)
Ans: In the restaurant Jimmy enjoyed a broiled chicken and a bottle of white wine.
Q.14: What is the original name of O Henry, the writer of the story ‘Jimmy Valentine'?
Ans: The original name of O Henry is William Sydney Porter.
Q.15: Who was the investigator in the story ‘Jimmy Valentine’ ? (XI - ’14)
Ans: In the story ‘Jimmy Valentine’, Ben Price was the investigator.
Q.16: Who was Annabel Adams?
And: Annabel Adams was the daughter of Mr Adams, the owner of the bank of Elmore.
Q.17: What did Jimmy’s suitcase contain? (XI - ’16)
Ans: Jimmy’s suitcase contained the finest set of burglar’s tools, the latest designs in drills, punches, braces and bits, jimmies, clamps and augers, with two or three novelties invented by Jimmy himself.
Q.18: What was the name of the lady whom Jimmy meet on the street?
Ans: The name of the lady was Annabel Adams whom Jimmy met on the street.
Q.19: In which hotel did Jimmy engage a room in Elmore? (XI - ’18, ’15)
Ans: In Elmore, Jimmy engaged a room in the Planters' Hotel.
Q.20: Who handed Jimmy the letter of pardon?
Ans: The jail-warden handed Jimmy the letter of pardon.
Q.21: Why was the clerk impressed by Jimmy? (XI - ’16)
Ans: The clothes and manners of Jimmy impressed the clerk.
Q. 22: Which shops would deal in shoes in Elmore before Ralph?
Ans: Before Ralph, the dry-goods and general stores would deal in shoes.
Q.23: How old was Agatha who got trapped inside the vault? (XI - ’19)
Ans: Agatha who got trapped inside the vault was only five years old.
Q.24: What was Jimmy doing when a guard came to prison shoe shop to call Jimmy?
Ans: Jimmy was assiduously stitching uppers when a guard came to prison shoe shop to call Jimmy.
Q.25: Whom did Jimmy Valentine rescue from the vault? (XI - ’14)
Ans: From the vault, Jimmy rescued Agatha, the younger daughter of Annabel'a sister.
Q.26: What was the name of the guard in the prison? ( XI - ’17)
Ans: The name of the guard in the prison was Cronin.
Q. 27: What was Mr Adams very proud of?
Ans: Mr Adams was very proud of the new safe and vault installed in his bank.
Q.28: Who shut Agatha in vault and why?
Ans: May, the older daughter of Annabel's sister had shut Agatha, the younger one in the vault in a spirit of play.
Q.29: Who was Mike Dolan? (XI - ’20)
Ans: Mike Dolan was one of Jimmy’s friend who also owned a café shop.
Q.30: What did the clerk at the prison give Jimmy Valentine? (XI – ’15, ’20)
Ans: The clerk at the prison gave Jimmy Valentine a railroad ticket and a five-dollar bill for his rehabilitation.
Q.31: Where did Jimmy plan to go after his marriage?
Ans: After his marriage, Jimmy planned to sell out his business and go to West to settle.
Q.32: Where was the third burglary held after Jimmy’s release from prison?
Ans: The third burglary was held at an old-fashioned bank-safe in Jefferson City.
Q.33: What was the number of Jimmy Valentine during his stay in prison?
Ans: During his stay in the prison, the number of Jimmy Valentine was 9762.
Q.34: When did the burglary at Richmond, Indiana, take place?
Ans: The burglary at Richmond, Indiana, took place just a week after the release of Jimmy from jail.
Q.35: When and where did Jimmy arrange to meet Billy and make him a present of his kit of tools?
Ans: Jimmy arranged to meet Billy at Sullivan’s place, in Little Rock, next Wednesday at nine o'clock.
Q.36: Why was Ralph’s suitcase heavy?
Ans: Ralph’s suitcase was heavy because it was filled with the burgling tools .
** I hope that the answers to the above questions from Jimmy Valentine will help all the students of class XI to get good results in the annual exams.
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