Miners near Hangtown, 1849


I'm offering a $10 reward in Budgar Bucks for the first blogger to correctly
identify the name of the present-day town previously known as Hangtown.

Chapter Twelve

Please reread pages 126-127.  What conclusions can you reach from the discussion of fathers, Aunt Arabella's picture, and Praiseworthy?

Chapter Eleven

What do you think of Pitch-pine Billy?  In explaining yourself, please discuss some specific examples from the text to support your point of view.

Chapter Eleven

The prospectors and miners in California seem to live and operate under their own set of "laws."  Why do you think that came to be?

Chapter Ten

There were a few new things that Jack learned about Praiseworthy in this chapter.  What were they and why did they surprise him?

Chapter Nine

Speaking of definitions (Matt's post), what did you learn about a "grubstake?"

Chapter Nine

What did Cut-Eye-Higgins say about the maps whereabouts? What was Jack's reaction?



Matt

Chapter Eight

Why did Praiseworthy and Jack take to cutting hair as a business?  Please explain using specific details.

Chapter Eight

Why do you think everything was so expensive in San Francisco in 1849?  Feel free to do a bit of research to help you answer this question.

Chapter Seven

How did the Lady Wilma win the race to San Francisco despite running out of coal?

Chapter Six

The Lady Wilma is about to reach the Peruvian port of Callao.  This city is still Peru's most important port.  Please do a little research and tell why (in your own words, of course) this city is so important.

Chapter 6

Do you think it was a good idea for the Yankee Trader to sell his spoiled potatoes to Mr. Azariah Jones? Why did they do this little trade? What idea would you have come up with if you were Jack?

                   From, Shannon

Chapters 1-5

Praiseworthy seems to have taken it upon himself to play a particular type of role in Jack's life since they began their adventure.  How do you see his role?  What kids of things does he do that cause you to think the way you do?  Why do you think he does them?

Comparing Captains

Thus far in the story, how would you compare Captain Swain with Captain Jaggery from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle?

Chapter Four

Near the end of chapter four, Jack thinks to himself that he is pleased with Good Luck's good luck.  What did that mean to you?

Chapter Three

Captain Swain had an important decision to make when the Lady Wilma came across a "becalmed" square-rigger.  What was that decision, what did Captain Swain decide, and what do you think of his decision?