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Jack
Praiseworthy
In the goldfields
Vocabulary
Who said it?
100
Jack accidentally bought these, but ended up making money
What are neckties?
100
Praiseworthy's nickname
What is bullwhip?
100
Miners needed these 2 things in order to dig for gold
What are a pick and shovel?
100
A female pig
What is a sow?
100
"By grabs!"
Who is Captain Swain?
200
When Jack was hunting for food with his gun, this ran into him causing him to fall into a coyote hole.
What is a grizzly bear?
200
Praiseworthy planned to use this to help him win the fight against Mountain Ox
What is use his knowledge of boxing from reading 'The Gentleman's Book of Boxing'?
200
The Digger Indians were looking for this in the goldfields, not gold
What are roots and acorns?
200
To make a ship motionless from a lack of wind
What is becalmed?
200
"Ate"
Who is Jack?
300
This is the type of gun Jack wanted because it would provide them with better protection against other road agents.
What is a four-shooter?
300
It is in this way that Praiseworthy catches the cut purse aboard the Lady Wilma
What is cover Good Luck in charcoal dust, have each person on the boat touch Good Luck, and whoever doesn't touch her is the cut-purse?
300
Miners used these two ways to determine if the gold they found was real, or in fact fool's gold.
What are pour acid and weigh the gold in water?
300
Money advanced for an enterprise; supplies
What is grubstake?
300
"Miss Arabella, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
Who is Praiseworthy?
400
In order to save Cut Eye Higgins' life, Jack had to pretend to have this
What is an aching tooth so Cut Eye Higgins could extract the ailing tooth?
400
It is on this date that Praiseworthy calls Jack just Jack and not Master Jack.
What is August 15th?
400
This is the first thing that miner's must do in order to legally dig for gold.
What is stake their area?
400
To irritate or anger
What is exasperated?
400
"I auctioned off a cat yesterday for fifteen dollars."
Who is Mr. Azariah Jones?
500
In chapter 18, this event caused Jack to yell, "Ruination!" (be detailed and list at least two things that happened)
What is the steamboat exploded forcing him underwater and he had to unbuckle his belt, with gold pouches and four-shooter attached, in order to survive
500
At the beginning of his fight with Mountain Ox, Praiseworthy was aiming for this area on Mountain Ox because it is extra sensitive.
What is proboscis or nose?
500
This is the name of the area in which Praiseworthy and Jack found 11 pouches of gold.
What is Gravediggers Hill?
500
Outrageously evil
What is heinous?
500
"There's my part of the bargain. Now you keep yours. Open them jaws, boy."
Who is Cut Eye Higgins?