The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A
In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," what is the main effect of hyperbole?
0 A to communicate emotions
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B. to emphasize greatness
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to contrast qualities
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to add humor
Part B
Which of these sentences from "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" best illustrates the answer to Part A?
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A. I added that if Mr. Wheeler could tell me anything about this Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley, I would feel under many obligations to him.
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B. [Wjell, there was a feller here once by the name of Jim Smiley, in the winter of 49 or maybe it was the spring of '50—I don't recollect
exactly, somehow, though what makes me think it was one or the other is because I remember the big flume warn't finished when he
first come to the camp.
C. If he even see a straddle bug start to go anywheres, he would bet you how long it would take him to get to-to wherever he was going
to, and if you took him up, he would foller that straddle bug to Mexico but what he would find out where he was bound for and how long
he was on the road.
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Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

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Compare and contrast the characters of miss temple and miss scatcherd from jane eyre, explaining how each functions as a model for jane. your answer should be at least 250 words.