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Why does Soapy try to get arrested?
Because he's a dirty rotten criminal.
He needs an warm place and food for the winter.
The wants to make new friends.
The following are all ways Soapy tries to get arrested ACCEPT...
He breaks a window.
He tires to eat in a restaurant without paying.
He steals a car.
He tries to steal an umbrella.
What makes Soapy change his mind about getting arrested?
He hears an anthem from his childhood and remembers that his mom wants him to be good.
He cop tells him he will go to jail if he breaks the law.
The lady hits him over the head with the umbrella.
What is the IRONY in this story?
Soapy talks to the newsboy.
Soapy is worried that winter is coming.
After he decides to get a job, he gets arrested for loitering.
What is irony
A very sad song.
When something happens in a different way than it is supposed to happen.
A way to get wrinkles out of clothes.
Is Soapy a good person?
No, he's a criminal!
Yes, but he made some bad choices in the beginning of the story.
Why was Soapy arrested?
Because he broke a window.
Because he stole a woman's umbrella.
Because he was loitering outside of a restaurant.
What does the author do to help us understand the play better?
She uses bold texts, and parentheses to help use understand how the play should be performed.
She uses funny names like, "Soapy" so the play will be entertaining.
She uses the word "anthem" so the audience will start singing with the actors in the play.
Soapy wished to spend his winter in the
Blackwell's Island Prison
in a resort
in a community home
in Palm Beach
Soapy wished to spend his winter in the
Blackwell's Island Prison
in a resort
in a community home
in Palm Beach
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