Jimmy valentine by O. Henry Short Answer Type Question(SAQ) Class 11 Sem 2 Wbchse English B

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1. Who was Jimmy Valentine?
Jimmy Valentine was a skilled safecracker who reformed after falling in love with Annabel Adams.

2. Why was Jimmy in prison?
He was imprisoned for cracking safes and stealing money.

3. What name did Jimmy assume after his release?
He assumed the name Ralph D. Spencer.

4. Why did Jimmy go to Elmore?
He went to Elmore to start a new, honest life and open a shoe business.

5. Who was Annabel Adams?
Annabel Adams was the daughter of a bank owner in Elmore and Jimmy’s love interest.

6. How did Jimmy change after meeting Annabel?
He decided to abandon his criminal life and become an honest man.

7. What did Jimmy do with his burglar tools?
He packed them to send to a friend, marking the end of his criminal career.

8. Who was Ben Price?
Ben Price was the detective who had been tracking Jimmy for his safecracking crimes.

9. Why did Ben Price go to Elmore?
He suspected Ralph D. Spencer was actually Jimmy Valentine and came to arrest him.

10. What incident happened at the bank?
Annabel’s niece got accidentally locked inside a new safe with no way to open it.

11. How did Jimmy save the child?
He used his old safecracking tools and skills to rescue her from the locked safe.

12. Why did Jimmy risk exposing his identity?
He couldn’t let the child suffocate, so he chose to save her, revealing his past.

13. How did Annabel react to Jimmy’s actions?
She was shocked but proud of his courage in saving the child.

14. What did Ben Price do after witnessing the rescue?
He pretended not to recognize Jimmy and let him go free.

15. What does the ending of the story suggest?
It suggests redemption and forgiveness for those who truly change.

16. What is the central theme of the story?
The central theme is the power of love and personal transformation.

17. Why is the story titled “A Retrieved Reformation”?
It refers to Jimmy reclaiming his reformed life through a final act of sacrifice.

18. What role does love play in Jimmy’s transformation?
Love motivates Jimmy to abandon crime and live honestly.

19. How does O. Henry use irony in the story?
Irony appears when the detective who should arrest Jimmy chooses to let him go.

20. What moral lesson does the story convey?
It teaches that genuine change and good deeds can earn forgiveness and redemption.

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