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Realism Review 2
Test Description: Review of the "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" section of the Realism test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The narrator calls on Simon Wheeler to —
A
place some bets on horses, dogs, and frogs
B
learn more about the Old West and its humorous characters
C
find out about a friend’s childhood friend, Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley
D
hear the story of Jim Smiley
2) Why does the narrator listen to Simon Wheeler’s long story?
A
The narrator is waiting for Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley, so he can’t leave.
B
Simon and the narrator are old friends, so the narrator doesn’t want to be rude.
C
Simon has backed the narrator into a corner and won’t let him escape.
D
The narrator is collecting material for his writing.
3) Andrew Jackson, the bull pup, wins fights by —
A
holding his opponent’s hind leg until the other dog collapses
B
biting other dogs and throwing them over his shoulder
C
tricking all the bettors with his fake asthma attacks
D
rolling over and playing dead
4) The bull pup finally loses a fight when he —
A
is filled with buckshot and can’t move
B
is attacked by a fierce, heavy dog
C
is pitted against a dog that doesn’t have hind legs
D
starts wheezing and can’t breathe
5) Is the stranger as innocent as he appears?
A
Yes, because he is a stranger in town.
B
Yes, because he doesn’t know anything about frog races.
C
No, because he has a racing frog hidden in his coat.
D
No, because he tricks Smiley.
6) How does the frog lose the race?
A
When he realizes that he can’t win, he just gives up and dies.
B
The stranger fills him with lead pellets, so the frog is too heavy to hop.
C
The other frog attacks him.
D
He gets confused and hops in the wrong direction.
7) Simon Wheeler is best described as —
A
greedy but unlucky
B
long-winded and unintentionally funny
C
concise and intentionally funny
D
dishonest and corrupt
8) The story ends when —
A
Smiley bets on a banana that looks like a cow
B
Simon and the narrator bet on a yellow, one-eyed cow
C
Wheeler starts telling another story, and the narrator leaves
D
Smiley finds the stranger and gets his money back
9) All of the following excerpts contain vernacular language that vividly captures the characters in Calaveras County except —
A
“At the door I met the sociable Mr. Wheeler returning . . .”
B
“always fetch up at the stand just about a neck ahead, as near as you could cipher it down . . .”
C
“Thish-yer Smiley has a mare—the boys called her the fifteen-minute nag, but that was only in fun, y
D
“There couldn’t be no solit’ry thing mentioned but that feller’d offer to bet on it. . . .”
10) The purpose of this story is to —
A
describe life in an Old West mining camp
B
entertain readers
C
teach readers about famous public figures from the past
D
warn readers about the evils of gambling
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