Question

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."

Answer 1

Number 20 is D. Cedric Yamanaka. Because the excerpt ("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.'") is from The Lemon Tree Billiard House and its written by Cedric Yamanaka.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D: Cedric Yamanaka.

Step-by-step 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.