Question

Excerpt from Jim Smily and His Jumping Frog

Mark Twain

2 I found Simon Wheeler dozing comfortably by the barroom stove of the little old dilapidated tavern in the ancient mining camp of Boomerang, and I noticed that he was fat and bald-headed, and had an expression of winning gentleness and simplicity upon his tranquil countenance. He roused up and gave me good-day. I told him a friend of mine had commissioned me to make some inquiries about a cherished companion of his boyhood named Leonidas W. Smily—Rev. Leonidas W. Smily—a young minister of the gospel, who he had heard was at one time a resident of this village of Boomerang. I added that if Mr. Wheeler could tell me anything about this Rev. Leonidas W. Smily, I would feel under many obligations to him.

Which statement BEST summarizes paragraph 2?
A) Simon Wheeler is lazy, fat and bald-headed.
B) Simon Wheeler has no time to tell Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley about the young narrator.
C) The narrator wakes Simon Wheeler and would be grateful if Wheeler can tell the narrator about a Rev. Leonidas W. Smily.
D) The narrator is confused about who Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley is, but he can figure it out if he could get Mr. Wheeler to cooperate.

Answer 1

it is c like for real

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

This statement best summarizes the paragraph: The narrator wakes Simon Wheeler and would be grateful if Wheeler can tell the narrator about a Rev. Leonidas W. Smily (C).

More than on the description of Mr Wheeler, the excerpt is focused on the dialogue between the narrator and Wheeler. Let's observe the elements of the answer one by one.

• "The narrator wakes Simon Wheeler" – The exchange starts by the narrator's presence causing Mr Wheeler to wake up and stand up: "he roused up."

• The narrator would like Wheeler to tell him "about a Rev. Leonidas W. Smily" – We are told, through indirect speech, that the narrator was asked "to make some inquiries about ... Rev. Leonidas W. Smily;" in other words, to collect information about the reverend.
• The narrator "would be grateful" for such information – When the narrator says he would "feel under many obligations to [Wheeler]," that means that he would owe him. We can guess that he would probably reward Wheeler.