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