Jimmy Valentine Questions and Answers Class 11 English Second Semester
1. Who escorted Jimmy Valentine to the front office and what was Jimmy doing then?
Ans. A guard escorted Jimmy to the front office when Jimmy was assiduously stitching uppers in the prison shoe-shop.
2. What was the real name of Jimmy and why was he sent to the prison?
Ans. The real name of Jimmy was James Valentine. He was sent to prison because he was found guilty for his burglary at Springfield.
3. How long did Jimmy Valentine stay in jail?
Ans. Jimmy stayed in jail for nearly ten months.
4. “You’re not a bad fellow at heart”-Who said this and to whom?
Ans. The warden said this to Jimmy Valentine.
5. What was the name of the guard and what did the warden instruct him?
Ans. The name of the guard was Cronin. The warden instructed him to take Jimmy back and fix him up with outgoing clothes. He also ordered the guard to unlock Jimmy at seven in the morning and let him come to the bull-pen.
6. Who pardoned Jimmy and who handed over the letter to Jimmy?
Ans. The Governor pardoned Jimmy and the warden handed the pardon letter over to him.
7. What was the warden’s advice to Jimmy?
Ans. The warden adviced Jimmy to stop cracking safes and live straight, i.e., an honest life.
8. How was Jimmy dressed that morning?
Ans. That morning Jimmy wore a suit of Villainously fitting, ready made clothes and a pair of stiff squeaky shoes.
9. Why did the clerk at prison give Jimmy a five dollar bill?
Ans. The cleark at prison gave Jimmy a five dollar bill because the law expected that with it he would rehabilitate himself into good citizenship and prosperity.
10. Where did Jimmy enter after his release from the jail and where did he go from there?
Ans. After his release from the jail, Jimmy entered a restaurant and from there he leisurely proceeded to the depot.
11. “There he tasted the first sweet joys of liberty”-Where and how did Jimmy taste the first sweet joys of liberty?
Ans. Jimmy tasted the first sweet joys of liberty in the shape of a broiled chicken, a bottle of white wine followed by a cigar inside a restaurant.
12. Who was Mike Dolan?
Ans. Mike Dolan was Jimmy’s friend and the owner of a cafe..
13. Who was Ben Price?
Ans. Ben Price was an eminent detective who was investigating Jimmy’s case of safe-burglary.
14. What happened a week after the release of Jimmy Valentine?
Ans. A week after the release of Jimmy Valentine, there was a neat job of safe-burglary done in Richmond, Indiana, with no clue to the author.
15. Where did the second burglary occur and how much was stolen?
Ans. The second burglary occurred at Logansport and fifteen hundred dollars was stolen.
16. Where did the third burglary occur and how much was stolen?
Ans. The third burglary occurred at Jefferson city and five thousand dollars was stolen.
17. What was noticed by comparing the notes of the burglaries?
Ans. By comparing the notes of the burglaries a remarkable similarity in the methods of the burglaries was noticed.
18. “He’s resumed business”-Who is ‘he’? What ‘business’ is referred to here?
Ans. Here ‘he’ is Jimmy Valentine. Here ‘business’ refers to the act of safe burglary.
19. Who was called ‘a successful dodger of retribution’ and what helped him to become a successful dodger of retribution?
Ans. Jimmy Valentine was called a successful dodger of retribution. Long jumps, quick get aways, no confederates and a taste for good society helped Jimmy to become a successful dodger of retribution.
20. How did Jimmy come to Elmore and why?
Ans. Jimmy apprehended that he might be arrested as Ben Price was after him. So to avoid his arrest he came to Elmore by a mail train.
21. Where is Elmore situated?
Ans. Elmore is a little town, five miles off the railroad down in the black-jack country of Arkansas.
22. How did Jimmy look when he came to Elmore?
Ans. When Jimmy came to Elmore, he looked like an athletic young senior, just home from college.
23. Where did Jimmy meet Miss Annabel Adams and when?
Ans. Jimmy met Miss Annabel Adams at Elmore while going down the board side-walk towards the hotel.
24. Who was Miss Annabel Adams?
Ans. Miss Annabel Adams was the younger daughter of Mr. Adams who was the owner of the Elmore Bank
25. How did Jimmy react when he first met Miss Annabel Adams?
Ans. When Jimmy first met Annabel Adams, he looked into her eyes, forgot what he was and became another man.
26. Whom did Jimmy give dimes at intervals and why?
Ans. Jimmy collared a little boy loafing on the steps of the bank and gave him dimes at intervals to get information about the town and the young lady, Miss Annabel Adams.
27. How was the young lady’s reaction when she came out of the Elmore Bank?
Ans. The lady came out of the Elmore Bank, looking royally unconscious of the young man, Jimmy with the suitcase and went her way.
28. Where did Jimmy stay at Elmore and with which name did he register himself there?
Ans. At Elmore Jimmy stayed in the Planter’s Hotel. He registered himself there as Ralph D. Spencer.
29. What did Jimmy tell the clerk at the desk of the Planter’s Hotel?
Ans. Jimmy told the clerk at the desk that he was looking for a location to go into business. He also wanted to know from the clerk about the prospect of shoe business as he wanted to start shoe-business.
30. “…….but he now perceived his shortcoming’-Who is ‘he’ here and how did he perceive his shortcomings?
Ans. The clerk of the Planter’s Hotel is ‘he’ here. The clerk perceived his shortcomings in comparison with the dress and manners.
31. What information did Jimmy alias Ralph D Spencer get from the clerk in the Planter’s Hotel?
Ans. Jimmy alias Ralph D Spencer came to know from the clerk that there ought to be a good opening in the shoe line as there was not an exclusive shoe-store there. He also informed Spencer that business in all lines was fairly good.
32. What business did Jimmy start at Elmore and how was his business?
Ans. At Elmore Jimmy opened a shoe-store and secured a good run of trade there. At the end of a year his shoe-store was flourishing.
33. “And he accomplished the wish of his heart”-Who is ‘he’ and what was the wish of his heart?
Ans. Here ‘he’ refers to Jimmy alias Ralph D. Spencer. His wish was to win the love of Miss Annabel Adams.
34. Whom did Jimmy write a letter and why?
Ans. Jimmy wrote a letter to one of his old friends, Billy. He decided to leave his old business of safe-cracking and so he wanted to meet him to give him his tools of burglary. So to invite his friend to collect the tools he wrote the letter.
35. When and where did Jimmy decide to meet his friend?
Ans. Jimmy decided to meet his friend at Sullivan’s place, in Little Rock, the following wednesday at 9 o’clock.
36. How did Jimmy describe Miss Annabel in his letter to his friend?
Ans. In his letter to his friend, Billy, Jimmy described Annabel as an ‘angel’ and the finest girl on earth.
37. “I know you will be glad to get them”-Who is ‘you’ here? What does ‘them’ refer to?
Ans. Jimmy’s old friend, Billy is referred to here by ‘you’. Here them’ refers to Jimmy’s complete set of tools of burglary.
38. What was Jimmy’s plan after marriage?
Ans. Jimmy planned that after marriage he would sell everything and go to west where his past would not haunt him.
39. When did Ben Price reach Elmore and how?
Ans. On Monday after Jimmy wrote the letter to his old friend, Billy, Ben Price reached Elmore in a livery buggy.
40. “After breakfast quite a family party went downtown together”-Who participated in the family party?
Ans. Mr. Adams, Annabel, Jimmy and Annabel’s married sister with her two little girls participated in the family party.
41. Who were May and Agatha?
Ans. May and Agatha were the two little daughters of Annabel’s married sister. May was nine and Agatha was five years old.
42. Who was Dolph Gibson?
Ans. Dolph Gibson was the buggy driver who was going to drive Jimmy alias Ralph D Spencer over to the railroad station.
43. What did Annable think about the contents of Jimmy’s suitcase and what was Jimmy’s cool reply?
Ans. Annable thought that the bag was so heavy as if it was full of gold bricks. Now Jimmy coolly replied that the suitcase was filled with nickel-plated shoe-horns.
44. What was Mr. Adams proud of?
Ans. The Elmore Bank owned by Mr. Adams had just put in new safe and vault. Mr. Adams was very much proud of it.
45. Describe the special features of the vault.
Ans. The vault was a small one but it had a new, patented door, fastened with three solid steel bolts thrown simultaneously with a single handle and a time lock.
46. Why were the two children delighted?
Ans. The two children were delighted to see the shining metal and funny clock and knobs of the vault
47. “Suddenly there was a scream or two from the women and a commotion” Describe the reason in brief.
Ans. Unperceived by the elders, May, the elder daughter of Annabel’s married sister, had shut Agatha in the vault, in a spirit of play. She then shot the bolts and turned the knob of the combination. That was the reason behind the scream and commotion.
48. Why couldn’t the vault be opened?
Ans. The vault could not be opened because neither the clock had been wound nor the combination set.
49. What made Agatha’s mother scream hysterically?
Ans. May, the elder daughter, had shut Agatha in the vault while playing. She then shot the bolts and turned the combination knob. The door of the vault could not be opened. This situation made Agatha’s mother frightened and she screamed hysterically.
50. “She’ll die of fright”-Who is ‘she’ and why would she die of fright?
Ans. Agatha, the five years old daughter of Annabel’s married sister is ‘she’ here.
She would die of fright because there was not enough air inside the dark vault and she might go into convulsions from fright.
51. “She can’t stand it long in there”-Who is ‘she’ here and why can’t she stand it long in there?
Ans. The five years old little Agatha is ‘she’ here. She can’t stand it long in the vault because there is not air enough inside and she will go into convulsion from fright.
52. What did Jimmy ask from Annabel before opening the vault and how much time did he take to rescue Agatha?
Ans. Before opening the vault Jimmy asked for the rose Annabel was wearing and he took ten minutes to rescue Agatha from the vault.
53. “With that act Ralph D. Spencer passed away”-What act is referred to here?
Ans. Responding the plea of Annabel to rescue little Agatha, Jimmy asked for the rose Annabel was wearing. He took the rose and stuffed it into his vest pocket. He then threw off his coat and pulled up his shirtsleeves. This act is referred to here.
54. “At the door a big man stood”-Who was ‘the big man’ and how did he react on meeting Jimmy?
Ans. The big man’ referred to here was Ben Price. After meeting Jimmy at the door. Ben Price acted quite strangely and pretended that he could not recognize Jimmy saying that Jimmy was mistaken.
55. What did Ben Price tell Jimmy at the door?
Ans. Ben Price told Jimmy at the door that Jimmy was mistaken. He told further that he could not recognize him (Jimmy) and reminded him that Jimmy’s buggy was waiting.
56. Why didn’t Ben Price arrest Jimmy at last?
Ans. Ben Price did not arrest Jimmy at last because he was convinced that Jimmy was now a completely reformed personality who needed a fair chance to lead his life by honest means.
57. “I don’t know that it makes much difference”-Why did Jimmy Valentine think so?
Ans. Jimmy was finally aware of the fact that he would lose Annabel’s love as his real identity was exposed. Therefore at that moment his arrest did not make any difference in his life losing the love of Annabel and leading a free life.
58. Why did Ralph finally make up his mind to break the vault even at the cost of exposing his own identity?
Ans. Ralph D. Spencer was well aware that his real identity would be disclosed if he broke the vault to save Agatha and he would lose Agatha’s love and faith. Yet he decided to save the child as he thought saving a life was of greater importance than the revelation of his real identity. Moreover, he could not discard Annabel’s pleading and responded to the call of humanity.
59. For How long was Jimmy sentenced to imprisonment? Who had pardoned Jimmy?
Ans. Jimmy was sentenced to imprisonment for four years. The Governor had pardoned Jimmy Valentine.
60. What did the clerk give Jimmy Valentine at the prison?
Ans. At the prison the clerk handed Jimmy Valentine a railroad ticket and a five dollar bill.
61. What was Jimmy doing inside the prison?
Ans. Jimmy was stitching uppers in the prison shoe-shop.
62. What did Jimmy enjoy in the restaurant?
Ans. In the restaurant Jimmy enjoyed a broiled chicken and a bottle of white wine.
63. Why did the prison guard come to the prison shoe shop?
Ans. The prison guard came to the prison shoe shop to take him to the warden,
64. Before boarding the train, what did Jimmy do?
Ans. Jimmy tossed a quarter into the hat of a blind man who was sitting by the door before boarding the train.
65. What did Jimmy find on the floor of his room?
Ans. On the floor of his room Jimmy found the collar button of Ben Price that had been from the detective’s shirt band when they had overpowered Jimmy to arrest him.
66. What did Jimmy’s suitcase contain?
Ans. Jimmy’s suitcase contained various tools for burglary like drills, punches, braces and bits, jimmies, clamps, augers and two or three novelties invented by Jimmy.
67. How much was the cost of Jimmy’s burglary tools?
Ans. The cost of Jimmy’s burglary tools was over nine hundred dollars.
68. How many cases of bank robbery were reported after the release of Jimmy?
Ans. After the release of Jimmy, three cases of bank robbery were reported.
69. What was the amount of loss that created interest among the rogue- catchers?
Ans. The amount of loss that created interest among the rogue-catchers was five thousand dollars.
70. “Ben Price knew Jimmy’s habits”-How did Ben Price know Jimmy’s habits?
Ans. Ben Price learned about Jimmy’s habits while working on the Springfield robbery case for which Jimmy was arrested.
71. When did other people with burglar-proof safes feel more at case?
Ans. When it was declared that the eminent detective, Ben Price had taken up the trail of the elusive cracksman, Jimmy Valentine, other people with burglar-proof safes felt more at case.
72. When was the burglary in Richmond, Indiana reported?
Ans. The burglary in Richmond, Indiana was reported a week after the release of Jimmy Valentine.
73. Why did Jimmy interrogate and pay dimes to the boy loafing on the steps of the Elmore Bank?
Ans. Jimmy was very curious to kow about the lady who had just entered the bank and so he interrogated the boy and paid him dimes.
74. What was the name of the company that Jimmy Valentine said to be represen-ting?
Ans. Jimmy said that he was representing the New York Amalgamated Short Snap Biscuit Cracker and Frazzled Wheat Company.
75. How did the author describe the emergence of Ralph D Spencer from Jimmy Valentine?
Ans. The author O Henry described the emergence of Ralph D Spencer from Jimmy Valentine as the mythological phoenix emerging from its ashes,
76. Who was Mr. Adams?
Ans. Mr. Adams was the owner of the Elmore Bank and the father of Miss Annabel Adams.
77. Where did Jimmy register himself as Ralph D Spencer?
Ans. Jimmy registered himself as Ralph D. Spencer at the Planters’ Hotel.
78. Why was the clerk impressed by Jimmy?
Ans. The clothes and manners of Jimmy impressed the clerk as he himself was very much fashion conscious.
79. From where did Ben Price get a good look at Ralph D Spencer?
Ans. From the drug store across the street from Spencer’s shoe-store, Ben Price got a good look at Ralph D Spencer.
80. Where did Jimmy think to settle after his marriage with Annabel Adams?
Ans. Jimmy thought that he would sell out everything and go West where there would not be so much danger of having old scores brought up against him.
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