Great Horn Spoon

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What are two reasons Jack was so happy at the end of the novel?

1) Praiseworthy married Aunt Arabella 2)he got to see Aunt Arabella again

Whose picture did Praiseworthy naive in his carpetbag?

Aunt Arabella's picture was in his bag.

What was Praiseworthy's nickname in the story?

Bullwhip

What job does the captain order Praiseworthy to do?

Go shovel the coal into the furnace

How did Jack and Praiseworthy make money by giving free haircuts?

Gold dust is in their hair.

Why does Praiseworthy think that Miss Arabella would not marry him?

He is a butler and she is his boss.

What does Praiseworthy put on Good Luck, in order to uncover the "cut-purse"?

He put coal dust on it.

How did Praiseworthy think that he can beat Mountain Ox?

He read a book about boxing and where to hit.

Why did Jack worry about Sunday dinners?

His pig "good Luck" was going to be slaughtered for dinner

What was Jack's nickname in the story?

Jomoka Jack

Why did Jack and Praiseworthy have to become stowaways?

They became stowaways because someone took their money.

imposter

a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain

dilemma

a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones

Why did Captain Swain go through the dangerous Straights of Magellan instead of around Cape Horn?

because Captain Swain wanted to beat the Sea Raven

Why was Cut-Eye Higgins being hanged?

because he stole a horse

Why did Jack and Praiseworthy let their gold drop to the bottom of the bay?

because of they did not they would drown

Why did Aunt Arabella sell the house and sail to San Francisco with her two nieces?

because she wanted to make new memories

What did Jack pretend so that they could save Cut-Eye Higgins?

he pretended a toothache

Where was the money Cut-Eye Higgins stole from Jack and Praiseworthy?

in his hat

exasperate

irritate intensely; infuriate

emerge

move out of or away from something and come into view

exaggerate

represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is

petrified

so frightened that one is unable to move; terrrified

Necessity

something that is absolutely required or needed

elated

to be very happy or excited


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