Read the passage. paraphrased from “the notorious jumping frog of calaveras county” a friend of the narrator’s asks him to call on talkative old simon wheeler. the friend says he wants news of his friend reverend leonidas w. smiley. instead, wheeler tells the narrator a long drawn-out story about jim smiley. as he tells the story, wheeler never smiles, and he never frowns. what is the bolded sentence an example of? a human foible a funny name an incongruity a hyperbole

Which detail belongs in paragraph 5 to support the main idea of the paragraph? a) places to receive acupuncture are increasingly easy to find all across the united states. b) not everyone is necessarily fond of acupuncture; some patients prefer other methods of physical therapy. c) even though acupuncture is a popular chinese treatment, it has grown popular around the world. d) most of the adverse effects of acupuncture that have been reported do not derive from the procedure itself but from improper application.

The missionaries who appear in the novel are colonists from britain portugal spain italy

Which expression best estimates 11 1/5 divid