Chapter Twelve Flashcards
What instrument does Jake use to dig for worms?
a MATTOCK
What animal had hopped onto the roof when Jake woke up?
A goat
How many empty tobacco tins did Jake fill with worms?
Two
What does Bill want Jake to show?
Irony and Pity
What was the tune that Bill was singing Irony and pity to?
The Bells are Ringing for Me and my gal
How old is the paper that Jake is reading in Burgeute?
A week-old paper
Where are people mad about Irony and Pity?
In New York
What does Bill want Jake to make a crack about?
The Primo de Rivero
What does Jake say when Bill asks him to say something pitiful?
Cohn
What does Bill say about caffeine?
It puts a man on her horse and a woman in his grave
According to Bill what makes Jake an expatriate?
He drinks himself to death, he’s obsessed with sex, and he spends all his time talkinga and not working
Bill think’s Jake should work his injury into a mystery like?
Henry’s bicycle
Whhat does Jake say Henry was actually riding?
Horseback
What does Bill think Henry was riding?
A tricycle
What was the Civil War about according to Bill?
Faggotry
Who was Abraham Lincoln supposedly in love with?
General Grant
Who framed the Dred Scott case according to Bill?
The Anti-Saloon League
Who were lesbians according to Bill?
The Colonel’s Lady and Judy O’Grady
What animal was in the fhills on Jake and Bill’s fishing trip?
Cattle
What was growing during Jake and Bill’s fishing walk?
Wild stawberries
What flower was growing during Jake and Bill’s fishing trip?
Yellow grose
What river did Jake and Bill fish?
The Rio de la Fabrica
What kind of fly’s does Bill want?
McGinty’s
Where does Jake put the wine bottles?
In a board over a spring
How many fish does Jake get?
Six fish
How many fish does Bill get?
Three that are bigger than Jake’s
What was Jake reading while waiting for Bill on the fishing trip?
A.E.W. Mason
What was happening in Jake’s book?
A man had been frozen in the Alps and fallen into a glacier while his bride was going to wait 24 years to wait for his body while her true love waited to
What did Bill and Jake have for lunch on their fishing expedition?
Chicken and hard-boiled eggs
Who had died the day before the fishing trip?
William Jennings Bryan, the Great Commoner
What word does Jake sattart using when drinking?
Utilize
How did Bill know Bryan?
Bill, Bryan and Mencken had went to the the Holy Cross together
Who did Jake think went to Holy Cross?
Frankie Fritsch
Where did Frankie Fritsch go?
To Fordham
Where did Jake go with Bishop Manning
Loyola
Where does Bill say he went with Wane B. Wheeler?
Austin Business College
What rank did Wayne B. Wheeler get at Austin Business College?
Class President
Has Jake ever been in love with Brett?
Yes, on and off for a long time
Is Jake a Catholic?
Technically
What four biggest business men have been dreamers according to Bill?
Ford, Coolidge, Rockefeller, Jo Davidson
How long did Jake and Bill stay at Burgeute?
For five days
Who was the Englishman in Burguete?
Harris
What did Jake and Bill play with Harris?
Three-handed bridge
How many times did Harris go to the Irati River with Bill and Jake?
Twice
Where did Harris come from?
Jean Pied de Port
