Jimmy Valentine
—O. Henry
- Name the writer of short story “ Jimmy Valentine.”
Ans: The writer of “Jimmy Valentine” is O. Henry. (William Sidney Poter) - Who is the main character in the short story Jimmy Valentine?
Ans: Jimmy Valentine is the main character in the short story Jimmy Valentine. - What is the original title of the story ‘Jimmy Valentine’?
Ans: – The original name of O. Henry’s short story ‘Jimmy Valentine’ is ‘A Retrieved Reformation’. - Who are ‘compulsory guests’ in the story Jimmy Valentine?
Ans: The Prisoners are ‘compulsory guests’ in the story Jimmy Valentine. - “He’s resumed his business.” – Who has resumed business?
Ans: Jimmy Valentine has resumed his business. - How much did Jimmy give to the blind man?
Ans: Jimmy gave a quarter to the blind man. - Who was the owner of The Elmore Bank?
Ans: Mr. Adams was the owner of the Elmore Bank. - For how many years was Jimmy sentenced to improvement?
Ans: Jimmy was sentenced to imprisonment for four years. - Who approved Jimmy’s pardon?
Ans:The Governor approved Jimmy’s pardon. - What did Jimmy say about safe breaking ?
Ans: Jimmy said that he never broke a safe in his life. - What was Jimmy Valentine?
Ans: Jimmy Valentine was a safe burglar. - Whom did Jimmy first meet after his release?
Ans: After his release Jimmy first met Mike Dolan in his cafe. - What did the government grant for prisoner”s rehabilitation?
Ans: The government granted a railway ticket and a 5 dollar bill for a prisoner’s rehabilitation. - Who handed Jimmy the letter of pardon?
Ans: The warden of the jail handed Jimmy the letter of pardon. - What did the warden say to Jimmy about safe breaking?
Ans: The worden asked Jimmy not to break safe again and lead a straight life. He also commented that he was a good man at heart. - Why did the guard come to the prison shop?
Ans: The guard came to the prison shop to escort Jimmy to the front office. - Why was Jimmy Valentine in the prison?
Ans: Jimmy Valentine was sent in the prison because he was accused of burgling the bank at Springfield. - How did Jimmy take the letter of pardon?
Ans: Jimmy took the letter of pardon in a tired manner. - Why has Ben Price’s collar button been torn?
Ans: During overpowering Jimmy for his arrest there occurred a fight between him and Ben Price. As a result Ben Price’s collar button tore and fell at that very time. - How much did the kit of tools cost Jimmy?
Ans: The kit of tools cost Jimmy over nine hundred dollars. - In which hotel did Jimmy put up?
Ans: Jimmy put up in Planters’ Hotel at Elmore. - What happened in Jefferson City?
Ans: A Bank safe-breaking happened in Jefferson city. - “The losses were now high enough to bring the matter up into Ben Price’s class of work.” – What losses are referred to here?
Ans: Five thousand dollars were stolen. - Where was Elmore?
Ans: Elmore was a little town in Arkansas. - What did Jimmy’s suit-case contain?
Ans: – Jimmy’s suitcase contained his own made tools of burglary such as – drills, clamps, punches, brace, etc. - Where did Jimmy keep his suitcase?
Ans: – Jimmy kept his suitcase inside a panel in the wall - What did the clerk at the prison give Jimmy?
Ans: – The clerk at the prison gave Jimmy Valentine a railroad ticket and five dollars. - Where and when did Jimmy want to meet his friend Pal?
Ans: – Jimmy wanted to meet his friend Pal at Sullivan’s place in Little Rock, next Wednesday night at nine o’clock. - When did Jimmy get release?
Ans: Jimmy got release at 7:15 in the morning. - Who is Cronin in the short story ‘Jimmy Valentine’?
Ans: – Cronin is a guard of the prison in O. Henry’s short story ‘Jimmy Valentine’.