Mark Twain: "The Celebrated Jumping Frog..." - Dialect

Question 1

note

Answer 1

• regionalism (a style of writing in which the authors created vivid portrayals of specific regions)
• dialect (a variation of a language spoke by a particular group, often within a specific region and time)

Question 2

pitting a dog with no hind legs to fight against smiley’s dog was

Answer 2

a practical joke the men played on jim smiley

Question 3

in “the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county,” the narrator’s friend form the east use the name “leonidas w. smiley” to get simon wheeler to talk about

Answer 3

jim smiley

Question 4

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?

Answer 4

wheeler told his entire story without smiling

Question 5

worlds like sorter, Dan’l and p’ints are examples of

Answer 5

regional dialect

Question 6

in paragraph 4 of “the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county,” simon wheeler’s account of jim smiley betting on a straddle-bug and following it all the way to mexico to see if he had won the bet is an example of

Answer 6

exaggeration

Question 7

in his tale “the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county,” mark twain used _____ to create a regional flavor

Answer 7

dialect

Question 8

words like curiosest, solittry, feller, and anywheres are used in paragraph 4 of mark twain’s “the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county,” as examples of

Answer 8

regional dialect

Question 9

“the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county” recounts practical jokes that were played on

Answer 9

simon wheeler and the narrator