Mark Twain (FINAL)

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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


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