O. Henry got most materials for his stories from _____
A: His happy life as a boy
B: New York and the poor of the city
C: The newspaper
D: His life in prison
A: His happy life as a boy
B: New York and the poor of the city
C: The newspaper
D: His life in prison
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- O·Henry got most materials for his stories from ________.
- Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
- O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise
- Most of O.Henry’s stories are about the life of the poor in (). A: Washington B: New York C: Hawaii D: Seattle
- Throughout his life, Henry Moore _____ an interest in encouraging art in the city of Leeds.