Question

In the story about the cop & the anthem soaps main goal was

A.to get arrested
B. To find a job working g in a cotton mill
C. To become a priest
D.to find a cheap apartment for the winter

Answer 1

D, because according to Soapy, going to jail is a more dignified way to get free room and board for the winter. So, Soapy's real goal isn't jail so much as a way to get food and shelter in the least humiliating way with the least sacrifice of his privacy.

Answer 2

D = Soapy's main goal is to stay out of the elements during the winter season. He also wants three warm meals a day. In past years, his solution to his overriding challenge was to get himself in trouble with the law.