By the Great Horn Spoon! is a children’s historical fiction novel written about the California Gold Rush. Main characters include Jack, his butler Praiseworthy, the antagonist Cut-Eye Higgins, and Aunt Arabella. Major themes include loyalty, adventure, and resourcefulness.
What happens at the end of by the great horn spoon?
To the travelers’ surprise, Aunt Arabella arrives in California, and Praiseworthy and Arabella finally have their moment. The two agree to marry, and they vow never to return to Boston, and Jack finally gets his real relationship with Praiseworthy.
What is the climax of the Great Horn Spoon?
Climax. The climax of the story is that Cut-Eye-Higgins dies and they have to dig his grave but when Jack and Praiseworthy were digging they found big lumps of gold in the ground.
Who are the main characters in by the great horn spoon?
There are four major characters in this story: Master Jack, the story’s 12-year old protagonist, Praiseworthy, who is Jack’s butler, Cut-Eye Higgins, the villainous dentist who is known more for his thievery than his dentistry, and Aunt Arabella, Jack’s aunt.
What did cut-eye Higgins steal?
What did Cut-Eye Higgins steal? He stole the Gold Map, boat, and Good Luck.
What did Jack and praiseworthy learn from the miner?
What did Jack and Praiseworthy learn from the miner? They learned where the best gold was.
How did the Lady Wilma save fuel?
The Lady Wilma was able to keep going by burning coal for steam but about a week later she ran out of coal to burn and sat becalmed, or stranded, on the sea. Day after day she sat at sea with no wind to help her move.
What is the relationship between Jack and praiseworthy?
A Loyal Butler
Praiseworthy won’t let his young master go alone, so he joins him on the voyage. It’s there that Praiseworthy protects Jack and gets him out of sticky situations.
What does cut-eye Higgins say his new job is?
What was the purpose of saying this? Cut-Eye Higgins was a thief and therefore many people in the West would want him dead and an undertaker’s job is to deal with dead bodies.
Who is cut-eye Higgins in by the Great Horn Spoon?
Chapter 10: The Rogue Out-Rogued
Cut-Eye tells Praiseworthy where he’s been until this point: crossing through the isthmus in Panama and following a ”parade of people through the Pacific that way. ” Praiseworthy isn’t buying what Cut-Eye’s selling, and he accuses Cut-Eye of stealing Doctor Buckbee’s map.
Who is cut-eye Higgins?
Cut-Eye Higgins. He is a crafty robber and he has an important roll in the story. because he almost tricks Jack and Praiseworty twice and he did once to think he had Dr. buckbee’s map was sown into his coat but it was not.
Why do you think praiseworthy brought along a picture of Aunt Arabella?
Why do you think Praiseworthy brought the picture with him? Praiseworthy brought that picture with him because he is in love with Aunt Arabella. Jack’s admiration (respect) for Praiseworthy grows daily.
What information did the miner with the toothache give to Jack and praiseworthy?
They start walking and find a miner who has a toothache, who tells them there is a dentist at Shirt-Tail Camp. The miner also tells Jack and Praiseworthy the dentist’s name is Doc Higgins, who is Cut-Eye Higgins.
Why does Quartz Jackson pay praiseworthy and Jack with his hair?
Why so long? Why is Quartz Jackson following Jack and Praiseworthy around? He sees Jack’s freshly cut hair and wants to know where he got it cut. His fiancé is arriving soon and he wants to look nice for her.
Why did Jack worry about Sunday dinners?
Terms in this set (7) Why did Jack worry about Sunday dinners? That the cook would catch Good Luck and serve him for dinner.
What is the lady Wilma?
What was the Lady Wilma? The sailing ship that is on the voyage to San Francisco.
Why did the weather get so warm in the Great Horn Spoon?
Why did the weather get so warm? They were nearing the equator.
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