The notorious jumping frog

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 tall tale 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

• 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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The tone of this story can best be described as

• humorous.

• pleasant.

• bitter.

• desperate.

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Why was Smiley so eager to catch up with the stranger?

• The stranger tricked him out of his money.

• Smiley owed him money.

• The stranger left town with Dan'l Webster.

• Smiley wanted a rematch.

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Dan'l Webster "was planted as solid as a church" is an example of

• exaggeration.

• irony.

• personification.

• a simile.

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