Thecopandt

heAnt
hem

O.Henr
y

Ch-
4 cl
ass-6

Answert
hef
oll
owi
ngQuest
ions.

Q1.Whataresomeoft hesignsofappr
oachingwinterr
efer
redtointhetext
?
Ans.Thesignsoftheapproachi
ngwinterar
ethatthebir
dsstartmovingto
warm south,
peoplewantnewwar m cl
othesandthedeadleavesstart
cover
ingtheground.

Q2.Writ
e‘True’
or‘
False’
agai
nsteachofthef
oll
owi
ng:
(
i)Soapydidnotwanttogotopri
son.Fal
se

(
ii
)Soapyhadbeent
opr
isonsev
eral
times.Tr
ue

(
ii
i)I
twasnotpossi
blef
orSoapyt
osur
viv
eint
heci
tyt
hrought
hewi
nter
.Tr
ue

(
iv)Soapyhat
edt
oanswerquest
ionsofaper
sonal
nat
ure.Tr
ue

Q3.WhatwasSoapy ’
sfir
stplan?Whydi di
tnotwork?
Ans.Soapy’
sf i
rstpl
anwast hathewouldgoint
otherest
aurant
,havehismeal
andthentel
l t
hem thathehadnomoneyt opay.Thestaf
fwouldimmediat
ely
call
acopandgethi m ar
rested.Butassoonasheputhisfooti
nsidet
he
rest
aurant
,thewaitersblockedhisentr
y.Thushi
sfir
stpl
andidnotwork.

Q4.“
Butthecop’smi ndwoul
dnotconsi
derSoapy”
.Whatdidthecopnot
consi
der,andwhy ?
Ans.Thepolicemandidnotbel
i
evethatSoapyhadbrokenthewi
ndowglass.
Thereasonwast hatnosuchcr
imi
nalwouldstopandtalkt
oapoli
cemanaf t
er
commi t
ti
ngacr i
me.

Q5.“Wehav eorder
stolett
hem shout .
”Whatist
hepoli
cemanref
err
ingto?
Ans.Thepolicemanwasreferri
ngt ot
hecol
legest
udent
s.Hehadgotorders
tol
etthem shoutandnotarrestthem.

Q6.Writ
e‘True’or‘
Fal
se’
againsteachoft
hef
oll
owi
ng.
(
i)Soapystoleaman’sumbrell
a.True
(
ii
)Theowneroftheumbrel
l
aoff
eredt ogi
veitt
oSoapy.True
(
ii
i)Themanhadstol
entheumbrel
lathatwasnowSoapy’s.Tr
ue
(
iv)Soapyt
hrewawaytheumbr
ell
a. 
 True

Q7.“ Therewasasuddenandwonderfulchangei
nhissoul
”.Whatbrought
aboutt hechangeonSoapy?
Ans.Thesi ghtofthehomewhereSoapyhadspenthischi
l
dhoodsuddenly
changedhi soutl
ook.Theol
dmemor i
esofhismotherandthesweetmusic
revi
vedhi sl
oveforadecentl
if
e.Hedeci
dedt oworkandbecomesomebody
i
nlife.

Q1.Supposenocopcameatt heend.WhatwouldSoapy ’
sli
febelikethrough
thewinter
?
Ans.IncaseSoapywasnotar rest
edandsenttoprisonhewoul dhavest ar
ted
anewl i
fe.Hemighthav
et akenupsomej obandliv
edl i
keanor malperson.
Butevenaftert
hishemighthav el
edatoughli
fethroughoutthewinter.

Q2.Retell
anepisodeinthestorywhichisagoodexampl eofi
ronyi
na
sit
uati
on.
Ans.Soapywantedt ospendthewinterseasoninthepri
sonoftheBl
ackwel
l’
s
i
sland.Hemadesev er
alatt
emptstogetarrest
ed.Buthispl
anstogetarr
est
ed
fai
ledeveryt
imehet ri
ed.Fi
nall
y,whenhedecidedt ol
iv
eadecentli
feandfi
nd
ajob,hewasarrested.Suchanepisodeisir
onical
.

Ext
raquest
ions

Q1.WhydidSoapymov erestl
essl
yonhi sseat
?
Ans.Soapywasahomel essandjobl
essman.Wi nt
erwasappr
oachi
ngf
ast.
Hewassi t
ti
ngonabenchi nMadisonSquare.Hehadtofi
ndsomewayto
facet
hecold.Ther
efor
e,hemov edrest
lessl
yonhisseat
.

Q2.Whatwer eSoapy’
shopesf orthewi nter
?
Ans.Soapydidnothavehi
ghhopesf ort hewint
er.Hehadnothoughtsof
sai
li
ngawayonashi p.Hewasnott hi
nki ngofsouther
nski
esoroftheBayof
Naples.Hi
splansweresmall.Hewant edt ospendt hr
eemont
hsoft hewi
nter
seasoninthepri
sononBlackwell’
sIsland.