The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
mono
Greek prefix meaning one
What was Jim Smiley's response to any event?
Jim Smiley would bet on anything and everything.
What is most unusual about Smiley and his betting habits?
Smiley would wager on anything and often won unlikely bets, such as the ones on the mare and the dog named Andrew Jackson.
Why is the dog's name, Andrew Jackson, funny?
Smiley's bulldog puppy looked as though it did nothing but look bad tempered and try to sneak food.
What does the narrator suspect about Leonidas W. Smiley?
The narrator suspects Leonidas W. Smiley does not exist.
What prompts Simon Wheeler to tell the story of Jim Smiley?
The narrator's friend suggests that he ask about a friend with the same last name.
flume
artificial channel for carrying water to provide power and transport objects
theism
belief in god or gods
verified
confirmed
varied
diverse; assorted; mixed
rat terriers
dogs skilled in catching rats
prodigious
dominant
fo'castle
forward part of the upper deck
conjectured
guessed
holt
hold
straddle bug
insect with long legs
meager
lacking in quantity or in quality; lean, thin
fag end
last part
transient
moves around; lives many places but calls none home
a red
red cent; colloquial expression for "any money at all"
camp meeting
religious gathering at the mining camp
chicken cocks
roosters trained to fight
interminable
seeming to last forever
quailshot
small lead pellets used for shooting quail
logue
speech; speaking
permanent
stays in one place
lith
stone
brief
take's little time
garrulous
talking too much; loquacious
syllable
unit of sound
monotonous
without diversity
