JIMMY VALENTINE - O. Henry
SAQ & ANSWERS (Class -xi of wbchse)
1. Who composed Jimmy Valentine?
Ans:-Jimmy Valentine is composed by O.Henry.
2. What is the original name of O.Henry?
Ans:-The original name of O.Henry is Willam Sydney Porter.
3. What was Jimmy Valentine's profession?
Ans:-The profession of Jimmy Valentine was burglary.
4. Who came to the prison shoe-shop and escorted Jimmy?
Ans:-A guard came to the prison shoe-shop and escorted Jimmy.
5. How long did Jimmy stay in prison?
Ans:-Jimmy was sentenced for four years but he had to stay only ten months.
6. How long did he expect to stay in prison?
Ans:-He expected only three months to stay in prison.
7. What was Jimmy doing in the prison shoe-shop?
Ans:-In the prison shoe-shop Jimmy was assiduously stitching the uppers.
8. Who was Cronin in the story Jimmy Valentine?
Ans:-Cronin was a guard in the story Jimmy Valentine.
9. When did Jimmy turn up in the Warden's outer office?
Ans:-Jimmy turned up on the next morning at quarter past seven in the Warden's office.
10. What type of dress was given to Jimmy before releasing?
Ans:-Jimmy was given a suit of the villainously fitting, ready-made clothes and a pair of the stiff,squeaky shoes before releasing.
11. What did the clerk hand Jimmy?
Ans:-Jimmy was handed a railroad ticket and five dollars bill by the clerk.
12. What was the number of Jimmy Valentine?
Ans:-The number which was given to Jimmy Valentine in the prison was 9762.
13. Where did Jimmy enter after release?
Ans:-Jimmy entered a restaurant after release.
14. Why did Ben Price go to Elmore?
Ans:- Ben Price went to Elmore to take into custody Valentine for a number of burglaries committed by him a year ago.
15. How did Valentine save Agatha?
Ans:- Valentine saved Agatha by opening the door of the vault with his drill and other tools of burglary.
16. What did Valentine's suitcase contain?
Ans:- Valentine's suitcase contained the finest set of burglar's tools in the whole eastern part of the U.S.A. They cost him over nine hundred dollars.
SAQ & ANSWERS (Class -xi of wbchse)
1. Who composed Jimmy Valentine?
Ans:-Jimmy Valentine is composed by O.Henry.
2. What is the original name of O.Henry?
Ans:-The original name of O.Henry is Willam Sydney Porter.
3. What was Jimmy Valentine's profession?
Ans:-The profession of Jimmy Valentine was burglary.
4. Who came to the prison shoe-shop and escorted Jimmy?
Ans:-A guard came to the prison shoe-shop and escorted Jimmy.
5. How long did Jimmy stay in prison?
Ans:-Jimmy was sentenced for four years but he had to stay only ten months.
6. How long did he expect to stay in prison?
Ans:-He expected only three months to stay in prison.
7. What was Jimmy doing in the prison shoe-shop?
Ans:-In the prison shoe-shop Jimmy was assiduously stitching the uppers.
8. Who was Cronin in the story Jimmy Valentine?
Ans:-Cronin was a guard in the story Jimmy Valentine.
9. When did Jimmy turn up in the Warden's outer office?
Ans:-Jimmy turned up on the next morning at quarter past seven in the Warden's office.
10. What type of dress was given to Jimmy before releasing?
Ans:-Jimmy was given a suit of the villainously fitting, ready-made clothes and a pair of the stiff,squeaky shoes before releasing.
11. What did the clerk hand Jimmy?
Ans:-Jimmy was handed a railroad ticket and five dollars bill by the clerk.
12. What was the number of Jimmy Valentine?
Ans:-The number which was given to Jimmy Valentine in the prison was 9762.
13. Where did Jimmy enter after release?
Ans:-Jimmy entered a restaurant after release.
14. Why did Ben Price go to Elmore?
Ans:- Ben Price went to Elmore to take into custody Valentine for a number of burglaries committed by him a year ago.
15. How did Valentine save Agatha?
Ans:- Valentine saved Agatha by opening the door of the vault with his drill and other tools of burglary.
16. What did Valentine's suitcase contain?
Ans:- Valentine's suitcase contained the finest set of burglar's tools in the whole eastern part of the U.S.A. They cost him over nine hundred dollars.
17. Where did Jimmy Valentine work during the ten months of his imprisonment?
Ans. Jimmy Valentine worked in a prison shoe shop during his ten months of imprisonment.
18. Who had pardoned Jimmy Valentine?
Ans. The governor had pardoned Jimmy Valentine.
19. What did the clerk at the prison give Jimmy Valentine?
Ans. The clerk at the prison gave Jimmy Valentine a railroad ticket and the five-dollar bill.
20. What was the name of the guard of the prison?
Ans. The guard of the prison was Cronin.
21. What did Jimmy enjoy in the restaurant?
Ans. Jimmy enjoyed a broiled chicken, a bottle of white wine and a good quality cigar in the restaurant.
22. Who was Mike Dolan?
Ans. Mike Dolan was Jimmy’s friend and a cafe owner who helped Jimmy to release from jail.
23. Who is the investigator in the story ‘Jimmy Valentine’?
Ans. Ben Price is the investigator in the story ‘Jimmy Valentine’.
24. What did Jimmy’s suitcase contain?
Ans. Jimmy’s suitcase contained the finest set of burglar’s tools like drills, punches, braces, bits, jimmies, clamps etc.
25. In which hotel did Jimmy engage a room in Elmore?
Or. Where did Jimmy Valentine register his name as Ralph D Spenser?
Ans. Jimmy Valentine registered his name as Ralph D Spenser in the Planters’ Hotel in Elmore.
26. Why was the clerk impressed by Jimmy?
Ans. The clerk was impressed by Jimmy’s clothes and manner.
27. Whom did Jimmy plan to give his burglary tools to?
Ans. Jimmy planned to give his burglary tools to his old friend Billy.
28. What new thing was put in Elmore Bank?
Ans. A new safe and vault was put in Elmore Bank.
29. How old was Agatha who got trapped inside the vault?
Ans. Agatha who got trapped inside the vault was five years old.
30. Whom did Jimmy Valentine rescue from the vault?
Ans. Jimmy Valentine rescued Agatha from the vault.
31. How long did Jimmy stay or serve in jail?
Ans. Jimmy stayed nearly ten months in jail.
32. Why was Jimmy sentenced to jail?
Ans. Jimmy was sentenced to jail for cracking safe in Springfield.
33. What was the number of Jimmy in jail?
Ans. The number of Jimmy in jail was 9762.
34. How much did Jimmy pay the blind man?
Ans. Jimmy paid a quarter of a dollar to the blind man.
35. Whom did Jimmy meet first after coming out of jail?
Ans. Jimmy met Mike Dolan first after coming out of jail.
36. How much did the burglary tools cost?
Ans. The burglary tool cost over nine hundred dollars.
37. Where did Jimmy arrive after the three burglaries?
Ans. Jimmy arrived at Elmore after the three burglaries.
38. Where did Jimmy first meet Miss Annabel Adams?
Ans. Jimmy first met Miss Annabel Adams outside the Elmore Bank.
39. Who was Miss Annabel Adams?
Ans. Miss Annabel Adams was the daughter of Mr Adams, the owner of the Elmore Bank.
40. Whom did Jimmy write the letter?
Ans. Jimmy wrote the letter to Billy, his old friend.
41. Where did Jimmy want to meet Billy?
Ans. Jimmy wanted to meet Billy at Sullivan’s place.
42. Why did Jimmy want to meet Billy?
Ans. Jimmy wanted to meet Billy to give his kit of tools.
43. Who were May and Agatha?
Ans. May and Agatha were the daughters of Annabel’s married sister.
44. How old was May?
Ans. May was nine years old.
45. Who shut Agatha in the vault?
Ans. May shut Agatha in the vault.
46. How long did Jimmy take to open the vault?
Ans. Jimmy took ten minutes to open the vault.
47. Why did Ben Price not arrest Jimmy?
Ans. Ben Price did not arrest Jimmy because Jimmy had completely transformed himself into a good human being.
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