Matching
match the author with the regional dialect. not all authors will be used.
a. ambrose bierce
b. mark twain
c. charles waddell chesnutt
d. cedric yamanaka
e. emily dickinson
f. sarah orne jewett
20. "one day, when i was one kid. i was climbing some rocks looking out at da ocean. down
malaekahana side. all of a sudden, my bruddah start screaming. 'get down from deah. no
good. da rocks sacred."

The correct answer is D: Cedric Yamanaka.

Explanation:

This excerpt is from The Lemon Tree Billiard House, written by Cedric Yamanaka.  

In this part of the story, Mitch describes how he got cursed.

He went with his father to a beach house and he climbed some rocks, that, according to his father, were sacred. So, from that day on, Mitch believed he had been cursed for climbing the sacred rocks.

Cedric Yamanaka is a famous Hawaiian writer; his stories are characterized by using a typical regional Hawaiian dialect, accompanied by exiting, fun themes and interesting characters.

in my opinion i think it was not excessive at all. the maids turned against the queen in his absence, how could he ever trust them again? if he let them go they would surely spread the news of the suitor's deaths, which is much too risky. as for the suitors, they were selfish, rude, and greedy. the god's had apparently marked them for death, meaning odysseus made their death come faster.