Answer of the suggestion of Alias Jimmy Valentine

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Jimmy Valentine

Answer Key (Class XI Semester 2)

Prepared by PKG English Study Centre

B. Short Answer Type Questions (SAQ)

Answer in a single sentence each.

  • 1. Where did Jimmy Valentine work during the ten months of his imprisonment? (XI-19)
    Ans: Jimmy Valentine worked in the prison shoe-shop during the ten months of his imprisonment.
  • 2. Why did the clerk give Jimmy a ticket and five dollars?
    Ans: The clerk handed him a railroad ticket and the five-dollar bill with which the law expected him to rehabilitate himself into good citizenship/or The clerk gave him a railroad ticket and a five-dollar bill as part of the state's provision to help a released prisoner rehabilitate.
  • 3. Who had pardoned Jimmy Valentine? (XI-'17, '14)
    Ans: The Governor had pardoned Jimmy Valentine.
  • 4. What did Jimmy enjoy in the restaurant? (XI-'17)
    Ans: Jimmy enjoyed a broiled chicken, a bottle of white wine, and a cigar.
  • 5. Who was the investigator in the story? (XI-'14)
    Ans: Ben Price was the investigator in the story.
  • 6. What did Jimmy's suitcase contain? (XI-'16)
    Ans: It contained the finest set of burglar's tools in the East, made of specially tempered steel.
  • 7. What was the name of the lady whom Jimmy met on the street?
    Ans: The name of the lady was Miss Annabel Adams.
  • 8. In which hotel did Jimmy engage a room in Elmore? (XI-'18, '15)
    Ans: Jimmy engaged a room in the Planters' Hotel in Elmore.
  • 9. Why was the clerk impressed by Jimmy? (XI-'16)
    Ans: The clerk was impressed by Jimmy’s tasteful clothes and his refined manners.
  • 10. How old was Agatha? (XI-'19)
    Ans: Agatha was five years old.
  • 11. Whom did Jimmy Valentine rescue from the vault? (XI-'14)
    Ans: Jimmy rescued Agatha, the niece of Annabel Adams.
  • 12. What was the name of the guard in the prison? (XI-'17)
    Ans: The name of the guard was Cronin.
  • 13-15. Basic Facts:
    • Writer's Original Name: William Sydney Porter.
    • Original Title: A Retrieved Reformation.
    • Sentence Served: Nearly ten months.
  • 18. What was Jimmy's original term of imprisonment?
    Ans: His original term was four years.
  • 20. How long had Jimmy expected to serve?
    Ans: He had expected to stay only about three months.
  • 26-27. The Vault Incident:
    • Mr. Adams was proud of: The new safe and vault.
    • Who shut Agatha? May (her sister) shut her in a spirit of play.

C. Long Answer Type Questions (LAQ)

Answer within 100 words (5 Marks).

1. What did Jimmy Valentine do from the time he got out of jail till he met Mike Dolan?

After being released, Jimmy disregarded the beauty of nature and went straight to the depot. He bought a ticket and caught a train. Three hours later, he arrived in a small town. He went to the cafe of his old friend, Mike Dolan. There, he shook hands with Mike and asked for his room key. He went upstairs, unlocked a concealed panel in the wall, and retrieved his suitcase containing his precious burglar's tools.

2. Jimmy's life at Elmore (Name, Business, Fate)

At Elmore, Jimmy assumed the name Ralph D. Spencer. He noticed that the town lacked a good shoe store, so he opened an exclusive shoe business. Jimmy fared very well at Elmore. His business prospered, and socially he became a success. He made many friends and won the respect of the community. Most importantly, he fell in love with Annabel Adams, the banker's daughter, and they got engaged to be married.

3. "The phoenix that arose..." - Explanation

Ralph D. Spencer is the alias Jimmy Valentine adopted in Elmore. The Phoenix is a mythical bird that burns itself to death and is reborn from its own ashes.

The comparison suggests that the criminal identity of "Jimmy Valentine" symbolically died (burnt to ashes) when he fell in love. From those ashes, a new, honest man named Ralph D. Spencer was born. It highlights his complete moral transformation.

4. The Letter to the Old Friend

Jimmy wrote to his old friend Billy in St. Louis. He offered to gift Billy his kit of burglar’s tools, which were worth over nine hundred dollars.

He wrote this because he had decided to give up his life of crime forever. He was about to marry Annabel Adams and wanted to live an honest life. He felt that the tools were the last link to his past, and by giving them away, he was severing his connection to crime completely.

5. "Can't you do something Ralph..." - The Rescue

Annabel Adams made this appeal to her fiancé, Ralph (Jimmy), to save her niece, Agatha. Agatha had been accidentally locked inside the new bank vault.

She was in danger because the vault was airtight, and there was a time lock that could not be opened . Annabel implored Ralph because she loved and trusted him blindly, hoping he could perform a miracle. Ralph then sacrificed his new identity, used his tools, and cracked the safe to save the child.

6. "Don't believe I recognise you" - Ben Price's Reaction

Ben Price said this to Jimmy Valentine at the end of the story.

Although Ben Price had come to Elmore specifically to arrest Jimmy for previous crimes, he witnessed Jimmy sacrifice his safe future to save a child's life. This noble act proved to Ben Price that Jimmy had truly reformed. Therefore, he pretended not to recognize Jimmy, allowing him to remain free and continue his honest life as Ralph D. Spencer.

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