Smiley's Frog and Betting Adventures

A narrator visits Simon Wheeler to learn about Leonidas W. Smiley but hears about Jim Smiley, a man known for betting on anything and usually winning. Jim Smiley had a horse and a dog that won him bets, but his most famous bet involved a frog named Daniel Webster. Smiley trained the frog to jump far, winning many bets. However, a stranger tricked Smiley by filling the frog with pellets, causing it to lose a jumping contest. The stranger won the bet and left with the money, leaving Smiley to discover the trick too late.

What was the narrator's task in the story?

• To ask Simon Wheeler about Leonidas W. Smiley

• To find a lost treasure

• To write a letter to a friend

• To participate in a frog jumping contest

How is Simon Wheeler described when the narrator finds him?

• Tall and energetic

• Thin and anxious

• Short and angry

• Fat and peaceful

What was Jim Smiley known for at the mining camp?

• His betting habits

• His storytelling

• His cooking skills

• His singing voice

What was unusual about Smiley's old horse?

• It could talk

• It was slow and sick but often won races

• It was very fast

• It could fly

What was the name of Smiley's bulldog?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

How did Andrew Jackson the bulldog win fights?

• By running away

• By grabbing the opponent's back leg

• By biting the opponent's ear

• By barking loudly

What did Smiley name his frog?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Daniel Webster

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

What skill did Smiley teach his frog?

• To swim

• To sing

• To dance

• To jump far

What did the stranger initially think was in Smiley's box?

• A snake

• A canary

• A parrot

• A frog

What was the stranger's reaction to Smiley's frog?

• He was impressed

• He was scared

• He was amused

• He was skeptical