A Newspaper Story by O. Henry: Summary & Analysis

In O. Henry's ''A Newspaper Story,'' what is the irony?

• The news travels slowly.

• The news is expensive yet is trying to help the poor.

• The news is only important for community leaders.

• no one actually read the paper

In O. Henry's ''A Newspaper Story,'' what does Johnny the school boy do with the paper?

• reads the article on child punishment

• tells his dad to read about the article on child punishment

• tells his teachers to read about the article on child punishment

• puts it under his clothes

In O. Henry's ''A Newspaper Story,'' how does the labor leader use the newspaper?

• The labor leader uses the paper for the crossword puzzle.

• The labor leader uses the paper to determine the weather for the day.

• The labor leader uses the paper to help his daughter to develop into her most beautiful self.

• The labor leader uses the paper to find out when strike negotiations will occur.

In O. Henry's ''A Newspaper Story,'' what does Gladys do with the paper?

• gets distracted doing the crossword

• puts some of it under her skirt for the crinkly sound it makes

• she never sees the paper

• excitedly reads the beauty column addressing her

In O. Henry's ''A Newspaper Story,'' why is the paper arrested?

• It is charged with libel.

• It is charged for being dangerous to traffic.

• It is charged with loitering.

• It is charged with littering.