Question

Think about the use of humor in the story “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain. What exaggeration about Jim Smiley does the storyteller make? Smiley will bet on anything, on any side. Smiley is naïve and overly trusting. Smiley has a dog named Andrew Jackson. Smiley has a frog that is a good jumper.

Answer 1

Smiley has a frog that is a good jumper.

Step-by-step explanation:

“The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is a short story by Mark Twain. The story is particularly important because it was the first to bring the author national attention. In it, the author tells a story he supposedly heard from a bartender. The story talks about the gambler Jim Smiley, who had a frog that was a good jumper.

Answer 2

“The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is actually a short story that was written by Mark Twain wherein Jim Smiley is the main character of the story. In this story, Jim owns a frog that is a good jumper, and this is the exaggeration that the author made in this story. The answer is the last option.