GHS: Ch. 9-18 COMP. Assessment

1. "It was time to rid ourselves of that house - of the past. It's like being free of a curse."

• Aunt Arabella
• Jack
• Quartz Jackson
• Mountain Ox
• Pitch-Pine Billy

2. "Rio was too hot for me, you might say. So I lit out for Panama. Crossed the Isthmus by bongo boat and muleback - a whole parade of folks getting to the Pacific that way. And looks like I beat you to California at that."

• Cut-Eye Higgins
• Jack
• Quartz Jackson
• Mountain Ox
• Pitch-Pine Billy

3. "Why, look there! The boy's panned himself some color. I figured I scratched out enough pay dirt to assya out at about $14 an ounce. Since I give you the whiskers and all - the gold is yours!"

• Quartz Jackson
• Jack
• Mountain Ox
• Pitch-Pine Billy
• Praiseworthy

4. "By grabs, here's a lad with stuffing! He doesn't want an easy berth. He wants a man's job, to the coal bunkers, both of you."

• Captain Swain
• Jack
• Quartz Jackson
• Mountain Ox
• Pitch-Pine Billy

5. You a friend of ol' Quartz. Why didn't you say so? Stay for dinner, hear? We'll have sowbelly and beans! I won't take no for an answer, hear! Now let's get our boots wet, and I'll learn you how to pan."

• Pitch-Pine Billy
• Jack
• Quartz Jackson
• Mountain Ox
• Praiseworthy

6. "Nonsense. Spoiled potatoes they must be - but juicy they are, Sir. Master Jack can attest to that. Why, they're like fat raindrops in brown skin."

• Praiseworthy
• Jack
• Quartz Jackson
• Mountain Ox
• Pitch-Pine Billy

7. Pitch-Pine Billy told Jack and Praiseworthy that they could work on his claim.

• True
• False

8. The road agents found the gold dust that Praiseworthy hid in the fingertip of his glove.

• True
• False

9. Praiseworthy knocked out Mountain Jim.

• True
• False

10. Jack and Praiseworthy sent money back to Aunt Arabella to move to California.

• True
• False