Mark Twain (FINAL)
How much is the bag of fake money sold for in the end?
40k
Hi dream was to become
A steamboat pilot
According to the narrator, why should the townspeople have cared about the Stranger's opinion?
Because he was a bitter and vengeful man
At the beginning of Part II, why is the "atmosphere" of the town described as one of great joy?
Because the town is going to be celebrated for its honesty in dealing with the money
What is the name of the frog in the story "Jumping Frog."?
Daniel Webster
Jumping Frog: According to Jim Smiley, a frog could do most anything as long as it was what?
Educated
How does Smiley's mare make him "uncommon lucky"?
His excited mare wins in spite of her illnesses.
The tone of Twain's stories are
Humorous
[Burgess] "Under my hand, my friends, rests a stranger's eloquent recognition of what we are... what is this an example of?
Irony
Which character said the following quote? so help me, I do believe that if ever the day comes that its honesty falls under great temptation, its grand reputation will go to ruin like a house of cards."
Ms richards
What was the name of his wife?
Olivia Langdon
Who was the narrator of "The Jumping Frog." originally looking for information about?
Rev. Leonidas w. Smiley
What was his real name
Samuel Clemens
Why does the narrator in "Jumping Frog listen to Simon Wheeler's long story?
Simon has backed the narrator into a corner and won't let him escape
Andrew Jackson would take a severe beating at the start of each fight so that
Smiley could increase the bets against him.
The example that best shows Smiley's addiction to gambling with disregard for anything else is the bet he places on___________
The parsons wife
Why was Smiley so eager to catch up with the stranger?
The stranger tricked him out of his money.
In "'Advice to Youth", Twain said students should be "humoring" their parents because it makes parents more likely to agree to things. What is the likely definition of "humor as it is used here?
To comply with someone's mood in order to make content or more agreeable
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something the characters don't
What color suit is associated with Twain
White
The narrator's attempt to leave when Wheeler is out of the room suggests that he
believes that Wheeler will never stop talking
Dan't Webster "was planted as solid as a church" is an example of
simile
An example of hyperbole in this tall tale is Wheeler saying that Smiley
will follow a bug to Mexico
Mark Twain was born in
1835
Most educators are expected to tell students not to lie, but in paragraph 5 Twain tells students that lies need to be carefully and skillfully told. This is an example of:
Irony
He was born in
Missouri
What is not a type of irony
Momentous
Who are the first two to claim the money and be exposed as liars?
Mr bilson and Mr wilson
Which character said the following quote? "After much reflection--suppose it was a lie? What then? Was it such a great matter? Aren't we always acting lies? Then why not tell them?'
Mr richards
Twain suggests students throw bricks at people, because dynamite is for "the low and unrefined* He is implying that people who throw bricks are than those who throw dynamite.
Of a higher class
Twain said developing lying skills is important for a student's "future eminence.* This means he expects students To:
Become important in the future
Why wasn't Richards' letter read at the town meeting?
Burgess protected him and chose not to read it
who said"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called 'Huckleberry Finn"?
Ernest Hemingway
What is hadleyburgs tragic flaw
Excessive pride
What does Mr. Richards intend to ask for when he interrupts the proceedings?
Forgiveness for his dishonest claim of money
Jumping Frog: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is an example of what type of story?
Frame
Which character said the following quote? "why, you simple creatures, the weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fire."
The stranger
The townspeople yell they "are winning eternal celebrity." What makes this statement ironic?
They are "winning" a reputation for their dishonesty; something that one would not want to win.
The stranger beats Jim Smiley when he deceives him by
feeding Dan'I Webster lead
Twain said he should tell students something "didactic" in a speech about education and youth. "Didactic" probably means:
intended for instruction or teaching a moral lesson
What is verbal irony?
say one thing but mean the opposite
Jumping Frog: One aspect of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" that makes the story humorous is the fact that
simon Wheeler does not recognize how ridiculous his tale is
A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said *wonderful weather we're having!"
verbal irony
What is situational irony?
when the outcome is the opposite of what is expected