Characters
What name does Jimmy Valentine use when he moves to Elmore, Arkansas?
Ralph Spencer
Which part of plot structure happens at the beginning, when readers are introduced to the characters, setting, and background information?
Exposition
What is verbal irony?
Saying the opposite of what you mean
What does "balk" mean?
To stop/hesitate
What type of business does Jimmy start in Elmore?
A shoe store
What character owns the bank in Elmore?
Annabel's father, Mr. Adams
What is the resolution of the story?
What is situational irony?
When what happens is the opposite of what you expected.
What does "elusive" mean?
Hard to get or catch.
What is the purpose of the letter that Jimmy writes to his friend in the middle of the story?
He is writing to tell Billy he's giving up safe-cracking, and that he's giving him his safe-cracking tools.
Who is Ben Price?
The detective trying to catch Jimmy and put him back in jail.
What is the best definition of the climax of a story?
a. The major turning point
b. The most exciting part
c. The beginning where the reader is introduced to characters, setting, etc.
A.
What is dramatic irony?
When the reader/audience knows something that the characters do not know.
Choose the sentence that uses the word "eminent" correctly:
a. The eminent trash needed to be taken out
b. The eminent scientist won a nobel prize
c. The eminent pencil was sharp
d. The eminent weather was cloudy
B
What happens that forces Jimmy to reveal his safe-cracking skills?
Agatha gets trapped in the safe
What change in Jimmy's personality becomes more evident after meeting Annabel?
a. He becomes more secretive
b. He becomes more honest and responsible
c. He becomes more wealthy
d. He becomes more cautious
B
What is the main external conflict of the story?
Jimmy wanting to escape from police and Ben Price wanting to catch Jimmy.
What is the primary example of situational irony in the story?
a. Jimmy becomes a shoe salesman
b. Jimmy pretends to be a legitimate business man selling crackers and biscuits
c. Ben Price lets Jimmy go
d. Annabel falls in love with Jimmy
C
What does "unperceived" mean?
Unseen/unnoticed
What is Jimmy's motivation for changing his life?
Love and redemption
What aspect of Jimmy's character is revealed through his decision to use his skills openly?
a. His selfishness
b. His cowardice
c. His self-sacrifice
d. His recklessness
C
What is the main internal conflict of the story?
Jimmy being torn between saving Agatha and protecting his new identity and life.
What is the main example of dramatic irony in the text?
When the reader knows that Jimmy can open the vault, but most of the characters don't.
Give an ANTONYM for "compulsory".
Optional, not required
What does the title mean?
"Retrieved" means something one has gotten back
"Reformation" means to have changed for the better
Jimmy had "A Retrieved Reformation." He lost it when he revealed his criminal past, but got it back when Ben let him go.