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Why does the narrator think his friend wanted him to talk to Simon Wheeler?
1. To learn about the famous Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
2. To ask him about his boyhood friend, Leonidas Smiley.
3. To trick him into having to listen to boring stories about Jim Smiley.
What did the narrator find unusual about the way Simon Wheeler told his story?
1. He could see that Wheeler was making the story up as he went along
2. He couldn't understand how Wheeler could believe that such a silly story was true.
3. He was sure that Wheeler was talking about himself and not another man.
What was strange about the way Jim Smiley placed bets?
1. He didn't care which side he bet on.
2. He would only bet on animals.
3. He always won money.
What was unusual about the fifteen-minute nag (Jim Smiley's horse)?
1. She always took fifteen minutes to finish a race.
2. She ran in a funny way as she got close to the finishing line.
3. Other horses always passed her in the last part of the race.
What is the first thing you might notice about Andrew Jackson (Jim Smiley's dog)?
1. That he had no back legs.
2. That he would be a good fighting dog.
3. That he didn't look good for very much.
What broke Andrew Jackson's heart?
1. Thinking that Jim Smiley had set him up to lose.
2. Fighting another dog with no back legs.
3. Losing a fight and being beaten up badly.
How did Jim Smiley train Dan'l Webster (his frog) to jump?
1. By giving him a little touch behind.
2. By showing him how to jump like a cat.
3. By teaching him to catch insects.
What stopped Dan'l Webster from moving in the jumping competition?
1. The stranger had shot him.
2. He was too heavy to jump.
3. He had been glued to the floor.
Why did Jim Smiley run off after the stranger?
1. The stranger had cheated him.
2. The stranger had killed his frog.
3. He wanted to get the frogs to jump again.
Why didn't the narrator stay to listen to the story about Jim Smiley's one-eyed cow that didn't have a tail?
1. He had many other things to do.
2. He thought the story might be very long.
3. He wasn't getting the information he came for.