The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Infamous has a
negative connotation of having a bad reputation.
A tranquil feeling is
peaceful.
If a person is enterprising they are
resourceful.
If something is dilapidated it is
rundown.
When the narrator attempts to leave once Wheeler is out of the room suggests that
the narrator believes Wheeler will never stop talking.
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
Wheeler saying that Smiley will follow a bug to Mexico
Dialect is used with the term "bannanner" in the following statement from line 200. "Well, thish-yer Smiley had a yaller one-eyed cow that didn't have no tail, only just a short stump like a bannanner, and -" You can use context clues to determine the meaning of "bannanner" as a
banana.
Cavorting means to
dance around in a playful manner.
Smiley's mare make him "uncommon lucky" because
despite her illnesses, the mare wins.
How does the dialect of the following excerpt describe the bull-pup? "his underjaw'd begin to stick out like the fo'castle of a steamboat and his teeth would uncover and shine like the furnaces"
eager to win the fight and money
What does the narrator suspect about Leonidas W. Smiley?
He is a made-up person.
Wheeler states that Smiley would bet "on anything that turned up you ever see." An example what Wheeler means is when Smiley bet
about the Parson's wife not getting well.
In order to win his dog fights, Andrew Jackson
holds the other dog's hind leg.
Conjecture means to form an opinion based on
incomplete information.
How long did Smiley "educate" his frog?
3 months