Question

a retrieved reformation
short story by o. henry
reading comprehension problem
read text carefully!
pulling out from the wall a folding - bed, jimmy slid back a panel in the wall and dragged out a dust - covered suit - case. he opened this and gazed fondly at the finest set of burglars tools in the east. it was a complete set, made of specially tempered steel, the latest designs in drills, punches, braces and bits, jimmies, clamps, and augers, with two or three novelties, invented by jimmy himself, in which he took pride. over nine hundred dollars they had cost him to have made at...... a place
choose the correct answer
read the excerpt. how much did jimmys tools cost to have made?
100 dollars
2,000 dollars
900 dollars

Explanation:

To answer this, we refer to the excerpt from "A Retrieved Reformation" which states "Over nine hundred dollars they had cost him to have made". Among the options, 900 dollars is the closest match to "over nine hundred dollars".

Answer:

900 dollars