By the Great Horn Spoon Final Quiz

How long does the sea voyage to California take?

• Thirty-seven days

• Twelve weeks

• Five months

• Two years

What do the stowaways do to get out of trouble?

• pay for their passage

• work as ship's boys

• work in the coal bunkers

• promise the captain some gold

Why does Captain Swain take the ship through the Straight of Magellan?

• the route is easier

• he is low on fuel

• the cape is stormy

• he is in a race

How do Jack and Praiseworthy get their mining tools?

• they work for them

• they borrow them

• they win them in a fight

• they receive them as gifts

How do the gold miners stake a claim?

• put pegs in the corners

• stay on the property

• sign a legal document

• register the claim in town

When the pair meet Quartz Jackson, he is upset because he can't find:

• a claim

• a barber

• a horn spoon

• a gold map

Arabella gave Praiswrothy:

• money

• a picture

• a bowler hat

• an umbrella

At the end of the story, Praiseworthy thinks Cut-Eye Higgins will:

• Get in more trouble

• Learn to be kind

• Be buried in Hangtown

• Escape from jail

Jack and Praiseworthy lose their fortune in:

• a bet

• a fight

• a shipwreck

• a holdup

Which of the following is a simile?

• The ship's sails were hanging like great curtains.

• The Sea Raven turned her back on us and ran.

• Towing the square-rigger would slow the lady Wilma to a dogged crawl.