Question

How do you know that "How Mighty Kate Stopped the Train" is a tall tale? Choose two correct answers.

A. The story is about a young girl.


B. The girl does impossible things.


C. The story has humorous exaggerations.


D. The story is set in the past.


E. The story has a happy ending.

Answer 1

The answers are B and C: The girl does impossible things, and the story has humorous exaggerations.

Step-by-step explanation:

“How Mighty Kate Stopped the Train” is a tall tale because the main character, Kate, is stronger than real-life people and does impossible things; for example, after Kate was born and the doctor weighed her, she weighed the doctor. In addition, “How Mighty Kate Stopped the Train” is a tall tale because the story has humorous exaggerations and hyperbole; for example, the statement, “When the wind and rain raged so hard that homes shook in fear, trees ran for their lives”, is humorous and a great exaggeration of reality. Typically, a tall tale is a tale or story of characters that are greater or stronger than real life characters; also, tall tales have humorous statements that are exaggerated.