According to the narrator of
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog
of Calaveras County," what
was "exquisitely absurd" about
Simon Wheeler's manner of
telling stories about Leonidas
Smiley? (Paragraph 3)
A. Wheeler could talk for an incredibly long
time.
B. Wheeler told his entire story without
ever smiling.
C. Wheeler didn't seem to believe a word of
his own story.