One of the exaggerations of Jim Smiley was by Simon Wheeler wherein Wheeler would say that Jim Smiley is the type of person that "bets on anything that turned up". In the story, Smiley betted on cockfights, horse races, cat fights and other animal fights. This hyperbole emphasizes that Smiley loves to bet and gamble in general.
<span>Choice (a) is the correct answer. The merchants were only allowed to trade with the island of Macao. The other islands were closed off to the merchants because of their relationships with the mainland of China and its people.</span>
