The Jumping Frog questions

1. Who is the narrator of "The Notorious Jumping Frog of

Calaveras County" and to whom is he telling the
story? by what method?
2. How was the narrator set up by his friend?
3. Contrast the language used by the narrator and
Simon Wheeler, the man he went to talk with. Give
examples of word usage that are different and
discuss what those differences show.
4. How many stories does Simon Wheeler give of Jim
Smiley's betting history?
5. How many stories are in this short story? story
embedded in story, embedded in story...what is the
purpose of all these stories?
6. How does Simon Wheeler gently get the best of the
narrator by telling him a Smiley story where Smiley is
tricked by a stranger?
7. Trickery stories as a story type are famous - from
Aesop's Fables to "The Three Little Pigs." Who is the
one who ends up being tricked in this story and what
is Twain trying to say through that?
8. What is the name of the notorious jumping frog? In
American History, who is this and why did Twain use
this man's name?
9. Where is the contrast between the country folk and
the city folk? How did each fare in this story and
what does that say?