Show:
About the Characters
About the Author
The Foreshadowing and Point of view
The Symbolism
The Irony and The Theme
100
The two main characters are best friends. True or False
What is True
100
What is O.Henry's real name?
What is William Sydney Porter
100
What does foreshadowing mean?
What is hints to what might happen
100

What is the definition of symbolism

What is symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts

100

What does theme mean?

What is central message or main idea

200
What is the two main characters favorite restaurant?
What is Big Joe Brady's restaurant
200

How many short stories did O.Henry write?

300

200

Why did the police officer ask if he would wait for his friend? 

What is that he wanted to know if Bob would still be there after he got another officer to make the arrest. 

200

What does it meant to be a beat cop?

What is walking around an assigned neighborhood or area

200

What is the definition of irony

What is the unexpected happens

300
Who is the Policeman in the story?
What is Jimmy
300
What was the most popular stories that O.Henry wrote?
What is The Gift of Magi
300
What was the point of view of the story?
What is third person
300

What was the symbolism of the golden watch?

What is greed

300

True or false: Possible Theme: 

People can change throughout their lives.

What is true. 

400
What does Bob do during the twenty years?
What is be a criminal in Chicago and then run away from his actions after the robbery
400

Why O.Henry get thrown in jail?

Embezzlement

400

What foreshadows that the policeman is Bob's friend?

What is he was the only other visitor that saw Bob at the abandoned restaurant

400

What was symbolic about the note that was given to Bob?

What is betrayal from his only friend

400
True or False Theme: 

You need to be loyal to the end to all your friends. 

What is false

500
Why didn't Jimmy the policeman arrest Bob his friend and criminal?
What is he didn't have the heart to arrest his best friend and see him behind bars because of him doing the right thing.
500
When did O.Henry pass away?
What is June 5,1910
500

What foreshadowed that Bob was the criminal in the story?

What is his beautiful,diamond watch he took out of his pocket to look at

500

What was the setting of the story?

What is a dark rainy NYC night. 
500

What was the irony in "After Twenty Years"?

What is when the policeman ended up being Bob's friend and he didn't even know and Bob was a criminal from Chicago