Question

Question: Soapy attempts all of the following things to get arrested except --(1 point)
Responses

breaking a window
breaking a window

eating at a restaurant and not paying
eating at a restaurant and not paying

stealing an umbrella
stealing an umbrella

jaywalking

Answer 1

Soapy attempts all of the following things to get arrested except **jaywalking**. In the story "The Copulating Mermaid of Venice, California," Soapy tries various methods to get himself arrested, including breaking a window, eating at a restaurant and not paying, and stealing an umbrella, but he does not rely on jaywalking as a means to achieve this.