Goethals Twain Test

Which description of Dan'l Webster uses the tall tale technique of understatement?

A frog needs only an education to do anything

Why does Twain say that Bixby is grateful to the trading snow crew?

Bixby needs a convenient target for his rage

How does this dialect describe the bull-pup> "his jaw'd begin to stick out... and shine"?

Eager to win the fight and money

Why did Bixby shout and wear at the crew of the trading scow?

He was furious at twain and needed to shout.

This dialect "I planned a siege against my pilot and after three days he surrendered" means...?

I repeatedly asked Bixby to teach me.

How does the narrator hear the story of the jumping frog?

IDK

What do you learn about the story teller, Wheeler, from his tall tales? Why do you think he likes to tell these tales?

IDK

What does the use of dialect contribute to characterization and setting in the story? Cite specific examples.

The Dialect contributes to characterization by capturing wheeler's talkative, colorful, folksy, and naive personality and Smiley's shrewd frontier attitude. The dialect helps depict the setting by conveying the language spoken in California mining camp, showing who is part of that community and who is an outsider.

How does Smiley's mare make him "uncommon lucky"?

The excited mare wins in spite of her illnesses.

What happen's to Smiley's frog?

The frog wins many bets for Smiley but loses when a crafty stranger weighs the frog down with quail shot.

In Jumping frog Wheeler's claim that Smiley would bet on anything is supported by his bet on?

The person's wife not getting well.

How is Twain's "proud" statement humorous: "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly"?

Twain was about to admit that he had no answer

garrulous

extremely talkative

infamous

having a very bad reputation; disgraceful

indifferent

having no particular interest

dilapidated

in a state of disrepair; rundown

enterprising

possessing imagination and initiative

cavorting

prancing around in a playful matter

conjecture

to guess

tranquil

undisturbed; peaceful