Question

1) In literature, a foil is a character that contrasts another character. Generally, the foil serves to highlight certain aspects of the other character through contrast. Which of the following statements is most accurate about "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County?"
a) Simon Wheeler is a foil to the narrator
b) Leonidas W. Smiley is a foil to Simon Wheeler
c) Jim Smiley is a foil to Simon Wheeler
d) Simon Wheeler is a foil to Jim Smiley

Answer 1

a) Simon Wheeler is a foil to the narrator 

Wheeler is the complete opposite of the narrator. Wheeler has less money, wears won out clothes, and is less educated. He is also not in a hurry to move on to something different. The narrator is from the East with more money, finer clothes, and a better education. He is in a hurry to continue with his travels.

Answer 2

The quickcheck is CADCA