"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" Test
After the stranger is gone, Jim Smiley tries to discern why his talented frog wouldn't jump. How does he discover that his frog has been tampered with?
He picks up the frog and realizes it weighs five pounds
As Jim Smiley is searching for a frog to give to the stranger for the competition, the stranger engages in some foul business. What cheating act does the stranger do before the competition?
He pours quail-shot into Smiley's frog
What type of story is The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Humorous story
Author of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
Mark Twain
Who suspects that Leonidas W Smiley (aka Jim Smiley) is a made-up person
Narrator
won by grabbing the hind legs
Normally
The story begins with an unnamed narrator requesting information from an old man about someone named Leonidas W. Smiley. What is the name of this old man with a proclivity for story telling?
Simon Wheeler
told the story of the jumping frog bet
Simon Wheeler
Who is know for betting on his wife, the horse race, and dog fights
Smiley
dog fight LOST
because matched against dog with no hind legs
Smiley learned about the quail shot
but wasn't able to catch the man who tricked him
What was won by getting excited at the end
horse race
The frog lost the jumping contest because
the stranger filled him with quail shot and made him too heavy to hop.
Man who was betting against Smiley
thought the frog was no better than any other frog
How long did Jim Smiley "educate" his frog in order to make him a championship jumper?
three months
The stranger ends up winning the competition because Jim Smiley's frog is unable to jump. What does the stranger say as he leaves the competition?
"I don't see no p'ints about that frog thats any better'n any other frog"
A stranger tells Jim Smiley that he'd challenge Smiley's celebrated frog in a jumping contest, but he cannot at the moment because he doesn't have a frog. What wager did Smiley make for this proposed contest?
$40
As the old man is about to finish the story of Jim Smiley's jumping frog, he is interrupted by another individual. The narrator attempts to leave the locale, but the old man catches up with him. The story ends with the old man beginning to tell the narrator about what?
A one-eyed cow
Dog
Andrew Jackson
Jim Smiley had a "small bull-pup" dog that had a very intimidating name. What was this battle-ready dogs name?
Andrew Jackson
What is the setting?
Angel's Camp, a mining camp in rural California
Instead of telling the narrator about Leonidas W. Smiley, the old man tells stories about a man named Jim Smiley. What addiction or bad habit do we learn that Jim Smiley has?
Betting
frog that could out jump any other frog
Dan'l Webster
Jim Smiley's prized possession was obviously his "jumping frog". What famous political name did Smiley bestow on the frog?
Daniel Webster