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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" Review

Answer the following questions about Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

1. Why did Smiley act indifferent when the stranger asked him about Dan'l Webster?

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2. Who tells the story about Jim Smiley and his frog?

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3. What is the name of Jim Smiley's frog?

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4. The story ends when ______.

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5. How does the stranger get the best of Jim Smiley?

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6. The first narrator in the outer frame of the story suspects that _______.

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7. Read the description of Jim Smiley. What does the description suggest about him?

"...if he could get any body to bet on the other side; and if he couldn't, he'd change sides...he was lucky, uncommon lucky; he most always come out winner."

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8. All of the following excerpts contain colloquial language that vividly captures the characters in Calaveras County expect ________.

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