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Simon Wheeler tells the narrator of "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" that Jim Smiley would

A. "bet on any thing"

B. "charm a snake"

C. "forget his own head if it wasn't attached"

D. "not help a blind man cross the road"

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Answer:

it is A. "bet on any thing"

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Answer:

A. "bet on any thing".

Step-by-step explanation:

Mark Twain's short story "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is a retelling of a story that the narrator had heard from a bartender named Simon Wheeler. This story is about a frog who was believed to be the biggest jumper of all frogs.

The narrator had gone to the place to look or inquire about a friend's friend Leonidas W. Smiley. But once there, he couldn't get hold of the actual person, upon which the bartender offered to tell him a story about a guy named Jim Smiley. Simon also added that Jim "would bet on anything—the dangdest feller".

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