WorksheetsGHS: Ch. 9-18 COMP. Assessment
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. "It was time to rid ourselves of that house - of the past. It's like being free of a curse."
a)
Aunt Arabella
b)
Jack
c)
Quartz Jackson
d)
Mountain Ox
e)
Pitch-Pine Billy
2.
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."
a)
Cut-Eye Higgins
b)
Jack
c)
Quartz Jackson
d)
Mountain Ox
e)
Pitch-Pine Billy
3.
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!"
a)
Quartz Jackson
b)
Jack
c)
Mountain Ox
d)
Pitch-Pine Billy
e)
Praiseworthy
4.
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."
a)
Captain Swain
b)
Jack
c)
Quartz Jackson
d)
Mountain Ox
e)
Pitch-Pine Billy
5.
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."
a)
Pitch-Pine Billy
b)
Jack
c)
Quartz Jackson
d)
Mountain Ox
e)
Praiseworthy
6.
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."
a)
Praiseworthy
b)
Jack
c)
Quartz Jackson
d)
Mountain Ox
e)
Pitch-Pine Billy
7.
7. Pitch-Pine Billy told Jack and Praiseworthy that they could work on his claim.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
8. The road agents found the gold dust that Praiseworthy hid in the fingertip of his glove.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
9. Praiseworthy knocked out Mountain Jim.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
10. Jack and Praiseworthy sent money back to Aunt Arabella to move to California.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
11. Pitch-Pine Billy uses Praiseworthy's umbrella as a pan to mine for gold.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
12. Praiseworthy knocked out the road agent when he tried to take...
a)
Praiseworthy's glove
b)
Jack's washpan
c)
The picture of Aunt Arabella
d)
Praiseworthy's umbrella
13.
13. Which item did Jamoka Jack have to enjoy in order to live up to his nickname?
a)
coffee
b)
sowbelly and beans
c)
oysters
d)
bear meat
14.
14. Which mining camp did Jack and Praiseworthy live in?
a)
Angel's Camp
b)
Hangtown
c)
Grizzly Flats
d)
Shirt-Tail Camp
15.
15. How did Jack know that the man who rescued him from the coyote hole was a road agent?
a)
He had a tattoo Jack recognized.
b)
He was carrying Praisworthy's umbrella
c)
He was wearing Cut-Eye Higgins' coat
d)
He tried to rob Jack
16.
16. How does Praiseworthy win the fight against Mountain Ox?
a)
Praiseworthy puts gold in his gloves.
b)
Praiseworthy decides not to fight him.
c)
The Mountain Ox does not show up to the fight.
d)
Praiseworthy uses the lessons he read in a book on boxing.
17.
17. What does Dr. Buckbee ask Jack and Praiseworthy to do on his behalf?
a)
to find the map
b)
to bring back supplies
c)
to turn their gold into jewelry
d)
to take care of him when he was sick
18.
18. Which of the following is NOT a way to stake a claim?
a)
Put posts in the four corners
b)
Put cans on top of the posts
c)
Pitch a tent on the claim
d)
To mine on the on the claimed land at least once a month
19.
19. What is the name of Praiseworthy and Jack's burro?
a)
Stubb
b)
John
c)
Ox
d)
Steven
20.
20. What was the main reason Jack and Praiseworthy decided to leave for California?
a)
To escape the law
b)
To find a new home
c)
To search for gold
d)
To start a farm
21.
22. What was the outcome of the first gold panning attempt by Jack and Praiseworthy?
a)
They found a significant amount of gold
b)
They found only a few flakes
c)
They found nothing
d)
They decided not to pan for gold
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