Question

2. The owner of the umbrella whom Soapy
met was himself:
O a. intreseted to call a cop
O b. a newspaper seller
O c. an umbrella thief
O
d. none of the above
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Answer 1

The owner of the umbrella whom Soapy met was himself an umbrella thief.

Who was Soapy?

• This question is from the lesson 'An Alien hand'.
• Soapy was a jobless person and he had no place to live anywhere.
• He decided to visit a restaurant where he will create chaos and after that, he will be sent to prison.
• He made this plan to get food and shelter in the prison.

 

Answer 2

The owner of the umbrella whom Soapy met was himself an umbrella thief.

• the above line is from the story The Cop and the Anthem written by O.Henry
• the story is about a man named ,Soapy who wanted to desperately arrested for three months so that he could survive the bitter winter .
• he made several attempts in order to get arrested but all his attempts seemed to fail.
• one such attempt was made when he tried to steal the umbrella from the a person but the person himself was a thief who has stolen that umbrella.
• at the end , when he decided to start a new life , the police arrested him because he was standing in restricted place.

hence4, the correct option is c. an umbrella thief