English, 13.03.2020 19:46 manlyman31

Excerpt from A Baker's Dozen
David Matherne

1 I ain't no valedictorian. I'll give you that. But I'm certainly not the loser my step-father Johnnie likes to think I am, either. Mr. oh-so-famous local Johnnie Pipehead of "Johnnie on the Spot Plumbing." (Real clever name, huh?) Just because he only took the requisite twelve years to make it through school and graduate from his alma mater, and I took slightly longer, that doesn't make me a loser. So what if I took "the road less traveled by" and added a one-year, scenic detour to my journey--thanks to Algebra, Physical Science, and well...Latin. Did I mention Chemistry? Let's just say I liked Latin but Latin didn't much care for me. Just because I took thirteen years in all to get out of Melancholy High with a diploma doesn't make me some loser. Being nothing at all, now THAT would make me a loser.
The dialect used by the speaker in this passage indicates that he is

A) unkind, rude, and aggressively seeking conflict with others.
B) casual, relaxed, and indifferent to what others think of him.
C) well-educated, ambitious, and headed for a high-paying career.
D) uptight, obsessive, and determined not to make a fool of himself.

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Excerpt from A Baker's Dozen
David Matherne

1 I ain't no valedictorian. I'll give...