By the Great Horn Spoon Chap 8-12

Why does it take so long for the laundry to wash shirts?

• They have to wait for it to rain.

• They send all the laundry to China.

• They have to pan for gold during the day and wash during the night.

Why does Quartz Jackson want Jack to save all of his whiskers?

• Because it has gold dust in it.

• They were lucky whiskers.

• He wanted to use them to pan for gold.

How much did Jack and Praiseworthy get for selling one pick and one shovel?

• $25

• $100

• $10

• $50

Whose picture did Praiseworthy have in his carpetbag?

• Captain Swain

• Jack

• Aunt Arabella

How does a miner stake a claim?

• They will run to the office and claim it.

• Sit on the ground and not move from it.

• Pound wooden pegs in all four corners and put a tin can on each peg.

• Send a friend to claim it for you.

Who "Knocked the outlaw fifteen feet up a hill?"

• Jack

• Praiseworthy

• Cut-eye Higgins

• Jonas T. Fletcher

How did Cut-Eye Higgins beat them to California?

• He boarded the Sea Raven

• He cut through the Isthmus of Panama

• He took a train

• He was hidden aboard the Lady Wilma the whole time

What was so valuable in Cut-Eye Higgins' coat

• a gold nugget

• a picture of his daughter

• dentist equipment

• the map