The Cop and the Anthem Questions and Answers
What five ways did Soapy try to get arrested and why did they fail?
Explain the title of the story "The Cop and the Anthem". What does it mean?
What are some themes of "The Cop and the Anthem" by O. Henry?
Where is the irony in the short story "The Cop and the Anthem?"
What would be a moral that one can learn from "The Cop and the Anthem" that is applicable to one's life?
What type of irony does "The Cop and the Anthem" contain?
What is meant by the line, "The hibernatorial ambitions of Soapy were not of the highest" in "The Cop and the Anthem?"
How can you describe Soapy in "The Cop and the Anthem"?
What is the theme of "The Cop and the Anthem," a short story by O. Henry?
In the cop and the anthem, what kind of character is Soapy? Is he a dynamic character, static character, the narrator, or the secondary character?
Who is Soapy in O. Henry's story "The Cop and the Anthem"?
In "The Cop and the Anthem," what is a metaphor? What do these words stand for: "sailing away on a ship," "southern skies"?
What is the main conflict in the story "The Cop and the Anthem"?
What does Soapy refer to in "The Cop and the Anthem" when he says he's drifting in the Vesuvian Bay? Is the Vesuvian bay a real place or is it just a imaginary place that soapy came up with?
How can we explain the point of view in O.Henry's "The Cop and the Anthem"?
Why does O. Henry calls Blackwell Island a "hospitable place" in The Cop and the Anthem?
I want to ask a question concerning theme of "The Cop and the Anthem" and the stylistic means which help us to understand theme. I mean what devices in the text can help to explain the idea?
In Soapy's opinion, was the law more useful than philanthropy?
What are Soapy's crimes?
What is the characterization in the story "The Cop and the Anthem"?
Soapy addresses a woman: "Ah there, Bedelia!" What reference does the name Bedelia have in this context?
What is your opinion of the short story "The Cop and the Anthem" by O. Henry? How was it? Please reflect on it.
In "The Cop and the Anthem" why does Soapy not want to take advantage of charity?
In "The Cop and the Anthem," why did Soapy move uneasily on his bench in Madison Square?
Why does Soapy not want to take advantage of charity in "The Cop and the Anthem"?
What great irony occurs at the end of "The Cop and the Anthem"?
Discuss O. Henry's short story, "The Cop and the Anthem".
Why did O. Henry chose the title "The Cop and the Anthem"?
How is winter a symbol in "The Cop and the Anthem" by O Henry? How does this theme relate to the first paragraph: "You may know that winter is near at hand"?
Like many other O. Henry's stories, "The Cop and the Anthem" illustrates the irony of life. Explain how?
What was Soapy's first plan?
How was Soapy planning to cope with winter?
Who is referred to as "ex-umbrella man" and why? Describe Soapy's feelings at this juncture of the narrative.
What is Soapy's epiphany?
I am not quite clear about the end of "The Cop and the Anthem." Soapy goes to a church and hears an anthem and likes it. So why does the policemen catch him?
Re: The grammatical usage of come in "And now the time was come." I have seen such use of come many times, but cannot figure out its part of speech. "For years the hospitable Blackwell's had been his winter quarters. Just as his more fortunate fellow New Yorkers had bought their tickets to Palm Beach and the Tiviera each winter, so Soapy had made his humble arrangements for his annual hegira to the Island. And now the time was come." 1. Is come an adjective in this quote?
What can be learned from the story?
How can we describe the structure of the short story "The Cop and the Anthem"?
In "The Cop and the Anthem," what did Soapy realize when he was standing near his childhood home?
Unlike a rich person, Soapy had only a few needs in "The Cop and the Anthem." What were they?
How does one know that winter is approaching in "The Cop and the Anthem"?
Contrast what Soapy tries to do at the beginning with what he tries to do at the end of "The Cop and the Anthem."
Could you please give me the summary of "The Cop and the Anthem" by O. Henry?
What are the two major strengths or weaknesses in the personality of Soapy from "The Cop and the Anthem" by O. Henry? I need to use examples of his behavior in order to show that he possesses these qualities.
Retell an episode in the story which is a good example of irony in a situation?
In "The Cop and the Anthem," why didn't the policeman arrest Soapy though he shouted like a drunkard?
In "The Cop and the Anthem," is Soapy a gentleman?
What is the importance of anthem in “The Cop and the Anthem," by O. Henry?
How would you characterize the cops in "The Cop and the Anthem"?
What does Soapy fear?
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