Question

a retrieved reformation
short story by o. henry
reading comprehension problem
read text carefully!
jimmy collared a boy that was loafing on the steps of the bank as if he were one of the stockholders, and began to ask him questions about the town, feeding him dimes at intervals. by and by the young lady came out, looking roguishly unconscious of the young man with the customers, and went her way.
\isnt that young lady miss annabel adams?\ asked jimmy, with specious guile
read the excerpt. what does jimmy give the boy to get him to talk?
shoes
cookies
dimes

Explanation:

To solve this, we refer to the story "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry. In the relevant excerpt, Jimmy gives the boy dimes to get him to talk (this is a key detail from the story's reading comprehension context). Shoes and cookies are not what Jimmy gives the boy here.

Answer:

C. Dimes