The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

The narrator suspects that Leonidas W. Smiley is

• Simon Wheeler's friend
• a teller of tall tales
• a made-up person
• Jim Smiley's other name

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An example of hyperbole in this tall tale is Wheeler saying that Smiley

• will change sides in a bet
• wins money on chicken fights
• almost always has good luck
• will follow a bug to Mexico

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Wheeler's claim that Smiley would bet "on anything that turned up you ever see" is best supported by Smiley's bet on

• all the horse races in town
• his bull pup Dan'l Webster
• chickens fighting in the barnyard
• the Parson's wife not getting well

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How does Smiley's mare make him "uncommon lucky"?

• Her head start enables her to win every race.
• His excited mare wins in spite of her illnesses.
• Jim knows to bet on the other, faster horses.
• The dust the mare kicks up hides the true winner.

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Which description of Dan'l Webster uses the technique of understatement?

• A frong needs only an education to do anything.

• He can turn several sumersaults in the air.

• Dan'l does not jump at al during the contest.

• The frong holds a double handful of lead shot.

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Use the context clues to choose the best meaning of "bannanner" in the dialect of the following excerpt:
"Well, thish-yer Smiley had a yaller one-eyed cow that didn't have no tail, only just a short stump like a bannanner..."

• balloon
• banana
• banner
• basket

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The narrator's attempt to leave when Wheeler is out of the room suggests that he (based on the text previously read)

• wishes to avoid hurting Wheeler's feelings

• is disappointed that Jim in not Leonidas

• believes that Wheeler will never stop talking

• has an important appointment elsewhere

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

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