The selection from Life on the Mississippi includes a description of an apprentice engineer. In what way are the description of him and the
description of Jim Smiley in "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County most similarly humorous?
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A. The narrators express envy for qualities that both characters have.
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B. Both characters appear to be eager to talk and tell longwinded stories
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C. Both characters are described as show-offs who do their best to impress others.
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. The narrators contrast both characters with other, more ordinary people they know