The Notorious Jumping Frog
The example that best shows Smiley's addiction to gambling with disregard for anything else is the bet he places on _________. Dan'l Webster, the frog Andrew Jackson, the dog the mare Parson Walker's wife
Parson Walker's wife
In "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," who tells the story about Jim Smiley and his frog? Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley the unnamed narrator Henry Adams Simon Wheeler Jim Baker
Simon Wheeler
One aspect of "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" that makes the story humorous is the fact that __________. Simon Wheeler does not recognize how ridiculous his tale is the narrator believes everything that Simon Wheeler tells him Smiley refuses to believe that the frog-jumping contest was fair The stranger thinks that he can actually fool Smiley
Simon Wheeler does not recognize how ridiculous his tale is
Andrew Jackson would take a severe beating at the start of each fight so that __________. Smiley would become upset the fight would be stopped more money would be bet for him to win Smiley could increase the bets against him.
Smiley could increase the bets against him.
What made Smiley's frog not win? a) Quail shot b) broken leg c) died d) couldn't find the frog
a) Quail shot
The story begins with the narrator asking for information from who? a) Josh Farley b) Daniel Leonidas c) Simon Wheeler d) Emily Tolliver
c) Simon Wheeler
Which of the following best describes Jim Smiley? bored and annoyed suspicious and aggressive clever and competitive gentle and tranquil
clever and competitive
According to Jim Smiley, a frog can become a great jumper if it is __________. well fed educated shown affection pampered
educated
The stranger got the best of Jim Smiley by _________. stepping on Dan'l Webster feeding Dan'l Webster a load of flies filling Dan'l Webster with lead pretending that his frog was sick
filling Dan'l Webster with lead
The tone of Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" can best be described as __________. humorous pleasant bitter desperate
humorous
How much was the bet? a) 100 b) 40 c) 50 d) 75
B) 40
What do we soon find out that Jim Smiley has a problem. What is it ? a) alcoholic b) betting c) eating disorder d) liar
B) betting
What was the narrator's attitude toward Simon Wheeler? He thought he was boring. He did not understand the purpose of his story. He could not understand his dialect. He enjoyed his sense of humor. Both (A) and (B)
Both (A) and (B)
What was the setting of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"? right outside of San Francisco, California in a gold mine Hannibal, Missouri—a small riverboat town outside of St. Louis Angel's Camp, a large city in Northern Missouri Angel's Camp, a mining camp in rural California
Angel's Camp, a mining camp in rural California
What was his bull-pup's name? a) Lilly Laporte b) Patrick Ray c) Kaylee Lou d) Andrew Jackson
D) Andrew Jackson
What was the name of Jim Smiley's frog? Daniel Webster Andrew Jackson Gunpowder Simon Wheeler
Daniel Webster
What happens in the frame story of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?
Guy goes to find Leonidas W. Smiley but realizes he doesn't exist. (The narrator retells a story he heard from a bartender, Simon Wheeler, at the Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, about the gambler Jim Smiley.)
How did Jim Smiley's dog finally lose a fight? He was matched up against the fiercest fighting dog in all of Calaveras County. He was matched up against a dog with no hind legs. He got sick, and Jim made him fight anyway. His hind legs got chopped off in an accident, but Jim Smiley still entered him in a fight.
He was matched up against a dog with no hind legs.
The climax in the plot of the story about Smiley's frog occurs when _________. Andrew Jackson loses a fight Smiley boasts about his frog's abilities Smiley discovers the quail shot Wheeler mentions the one-eyed cow
Smiley discovers the quail shot
Why did Smiley act indifferent when the stranger asked him about Dan'l Webster? Smiley was hoping to convince the stranger to bet on how well Dan'l could jump. Smiley was busy trying to teach Dan'l to jump when the stranger interrupted Dan'l looked like he had something wrong with him, and Smiley was worried. Simon Wheeler had cheated on a bet, and Smiley was angry.
Smiley was hoping to convince the stranger to bet on how well Dan'l could jump.
How did Jim Smiley's bulldog win him money? Even though it appeared fierce, it gave up at the end of every fight. Jim would always bet against it, and other people bet on it. Jim bet on his dog because he knew it would win. His dog's trick was that it would always attack the hind legs of whatever dog it was fighting at the very beginning of the fight. The other dog would then not be able to stand up for the rest of the fight. The dog always gave up for the first part of the fight, letting the other dog win. People would double their bets against it, and Jim would bet even more money that his dog would win. When all hope appeared lost, his dog would grab onto the other dog's hind legs until it gave up. His dog was pitiful looking, but it always fought fiercely and won every fight it ever entered by a landslide. People would bet against it, but Jim knew his dog was fiercer than it looked.
The dog always gave up for the first part of the fight, letting the other dog win. People would double their bets against it, and Jim would bet even more money that his dog would win. When all hope appeared lost, his dog would grab onto the other dog's hind legs until it gave up.
The reader is led to believe that Andrew Jackson, the fighting dog, lost his last fight because of __________. his own stupidity the other dog's superior strength a thrown sponge a broken spirit after being tricked
a broken spirit after being tricked
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.
The stranger tricked him out of his money.
Why did people generally bet against Jim Smiley's animals? They hardly ever won the competitions they entered. They were sickly looking and did not appear as if they would be any good at fighting or racing. The animals did not have any hind legs. People generally did bet on his animals. Both (A) and (B)
They were sickly looking and did not appear as if they would be any good at fighting or racing.
When Twain writes that "[Smiley's dog would grab the other dog . . . and hang on till they *throwed up the sponge*," the phrase "throwed up the sponge" probably means that the people watching the dog fight __________. admit that they lost the bet bet more money on Smiley's dog grab Smiley's dog and tie it up try to help the other dog beat Smiley's dog
admit that they lost the bet
The first narrator suspects that _________. Simon Wheeler's memory is not very good his friend back East had set him up Leonidas W. Smiley has moved on to another town Jim Smiley has moved on to another country
his friend back East had set him up
What did he train the frog to do? jump high in the air run fast jump far—from one rock to another make noises that sounded like "The Star Spangled Banner"
jump high in the air
Dan'l Webster "was planted as solid as a church" is an example of _________. exaggeration irony personification simile
simile
When Jim Smiley brought Dan'l Webster downtown and "*lay for a bet*," Twain means that Jim Smiley would _________. talk for a while lie down and sleep put money on the frog's jumping skills wait for someone to make a bet with him
wait for someone to make a bet with him
How did the stranger beat Jim Smiley in the bet? Jim tried to double his money by betting that his frog would still win even with a spoonful of quail shot in his belly. He drugged Jim's frog so that he fell asleep when the competition started. He put a spoonful of quail shot in the frog's mouth when Jim was not looking. He had actually trained his frog to jump high too, and he had spent more time doing so.
He put a spoonful of quail shot in the frog's mouth when Jim was not looking.
