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.

Smiley has a frog that is a good jumper.

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.

the second significant cause of the great migration was the desire of black southerners to escape segregation, known euphemistically as jim crow. rural african american southerners believed that segregation - and racism and prejudice against blacks - was significantly less intense in the north.

abraham lincoln, according to anyone who was connected with agriculture, represented the worst of northern politicians. shortly after lincoln was elected, south carolina seceded from the union. they along with other southern states, retained their anger. in a way, it was their own fault: the democrats were split in the south. some wanted slavery to be extended in other states that were about to join the union and some didn't want it badly enough. lincoln had a solid backing from his party: the republicans were united in not wanting slavery to be expanded.