The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Infamous has a

negative connotation of having a bad reputation.

A person who is garrulous is

long winded and talkative.

Cavorting means to

dance around in a playful manner.

A tranquil feeling is

peaceful.

What does the narrator suspect about Leonidas W. Smiley?

He is a made-up person.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

Wheeler saying that Smiley will follow a bug to Mexico

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.

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.

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

Conjecture means to form an opinion based on

incomplete information.

According to Wheeler, Dan'l Webster can do which of the following better than any other frog?

jump distances

If something is dilapidated it is

rundown.

Another word for indifferent is

uninterested.

Which of the following phrases is an understatement that describes Dan'l Webster?

A frog needs only an education to do anything.