Question

1.
refer to the excerpt from the autobiography of mark twain.
how is simmonss comment that he could have stopped
twain from attacking the school bully dramatic irony?
a simmons thought twain a poor subject.
the audience sympathized with the bully.
simmons was not in control of twains actions.
twain had had a fight with the bully earlier.
2.
who was the narrator originally looking for information
about?
a jim smiley.
reverend leonidas.
daniel webster.
the stranger.
3.
in \the notorious jumping frog of calaveras county,\ the
narrator suspects that leonidas w. smiley is
a simon wheelers friend
a teller of tall tales
a made - up person
jim smileys other name

Explanation:

Question 1

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows more than a character. Simmons claims he could stop Twain, but the audience (or context) shows he can't control Twain's actions. Option A is irrelevant, B is incorrect (audience likely sympathizes with Twain, not the bully), D is not related to dramatic irony. So the correct answer is the option about Simmons not controlling Twain's actions.

In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", the narrator is originally looking for information about Reverend Leonidas (or Leonidas W. Smiley? Wait, no—wait, the narrator is sent to inquire about Leonidas W. Smiley? Wait, no, the narrator is looking for information about Leonidas W. Smiley? Wait, no, the correct context: the narrator is asked to find information about Leonidas W. Smiley, but Simon Wheeler tells about Jim Smiley. Wait, no, the options: the narrator originally looks for information about Reverend Leonidas? Wait, no, the correct answer is B? Wait, no, let's recall: The narrator is sent by a friend to inquire about Leonidas W. Smiley, but Simon Wheeler starts telling about Jim Smiley. Wait, the options: A is Jim Smiley (who is the subject of the tale, not who the narrator is looking for), B is Reverend Leonidas (maybe Leonidas W. Smiley? Wait, the options: B is Reverend Leonidas. Wait, the correct answer is B? Wait, no, let's check the options again. The question is "Who was the narrator originally looking for information about?" The narrator is looking for information about Leonidas W. Smiley, but the options have "Reverend Leonidas" (option B). Wait, maybe a typo, but the correct answer is B? Wait, no, in the story, the narrator's friend asks him to find out about Leonidas W. Smiley, so the narrator is looking for info on Leonidas W. Smiley, which is related to Reverend Leonidas? Wait, the options: B is Reverend Leonidas. So the correct answer is B.

In the story, after listening to Simon Wheeler's tall tale about Jim Smiley, the narrator suspects that Leonidas W. Smiley is a made - up person (because Wheeler's story is a tall tale, and the narrator realizes Wheeler might have invented Leonidas W. Smiley to tell the story). Option A: Wheeler tells about Jim Smiley, not his friend Leonidas. B: Wheeler is the teller of tall tales, not Leonidas. D: Leonidas is not Jim's other name. So the correct answer is the option about Leonidas being a made - up person.

Answer:

C. Simmons was not in control of Twain's actions.

Question 2