For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.
For help with this exercise, see chapter 27 of Real Essays 5e.
Example
Mark Twain’s ability to tell an amusing story is (good, well) documented.
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Twain’s famous story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is a (good, well) example of traditional American tale-
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The story is narrated by an Easterner whose proper speech contrasts (good, well) with the country dialect of Simon Wheeler, a storyteller he meets.
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Wheeler may not be (good, well) educated, but he is a master of the tall tale.
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The narrator claims that Wheeler has told him a “monotonous” story, but the tale is apparently (good, well) enough for the narrator to repeat.
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The frog in the story is famous for being a (good, well) jumper.
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Wheeler explains that the frog’s owner, Jim Smiley, lives (good, well) by gambling on the frog’s jumping ability.
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Jim Smiley makes the mistake of leaving the frog with a man he does not know (good, well).
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The stranger makes the frog swallow heavy shot so that he can no longer jump (good, well).
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In Twain’s story, Simon Wheeler has such a (good, well) time telling stories that the narrator has to escape from him at the end.
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