BTGHS Chapter 12

Why does Jack not mind that Pitch-Pine Billy thinks he's Praiseworthy's son?

• Partners were the next best thing to being related

• He thought it would be fun

• He wanted him to buy him boots

• Praiseworthy was a mean person

Jack thinks....

• He needs to sleep

• Aunt Arabella will become rich again soon

• Aunt Arabella would marry Praiseworthy

• Praiseworthy is a mean human

Why does Praiseworthy think Aunt Arabella will not marry him?

• He thinks his own family would laugh at him

• He thinks she needs a gentleman not a butler. She would be laughed at in Boston

• He thinks he will become too rich and famous for her

• Praiseworthy is a mean human

Why was everyone staring at Jack and Praiseworthy when they were walking?

• The story of Praiseworthy punching the stagecoach bandit had spread

• He was a nice guy

• They heard he wanted to stake a claim

• He was a mean human

Why did Praiseworthy try to correct the men telling the story?

• He didn't want people to start punching him

• He didn't want people believing he liked Aunt Arabella

• He didn't want to show them his gold

• He didn't want people believing he punched a man 15 feet into the air

Who is Bullwhip?

• Praiseworthy

• Jack

• Cut-Eye Higgins

• Pitch Pine Billy

How did Praiseworthy get the nickname Bullwhip?

• From the tall tale that he punched a man 15 feet into the air

• From being a bull

• From getting a whip

• From being a mean human

How do the readers know Jack liked the nickname?

• He drank coffee at the end

• He frowned at the end

• He was still sad at the end

• He smiled at the end