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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, the flint strikes a piece of metal called what?
(a) The patch box
(b) The frizzen
(c) The pan
(d) The hammer

2. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Emery paper
(b) A rag soaked in lard and very fine strained sand
(c) Cow's urine
(d) Steel wool

3. From age nine to ten, Richard Allen Mesington believes he will pursue which profession?
(a) Airplane pilot
(b) Veterinary science
(c) Medicine
(d) Law

4. What kills Tim Harrow?
(a) Stomach cancer caused by drinking beer
(b) The police shoot him while raiding his motor home for guns
(c) The British hang him as a traitor
(d) He's shot in the forehead by Harv Kline

5. How old is Richard Allen Mesington when he stops believing in Santa Claus?
(a) Six years old
(b) He never believes in Santa Claus because of his father's early death
(c) Sixteen years old
(d) Two years old

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Richard Allen Mesington first believe he will pursue?

2. On the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what is the name of the part that holds the flint?

3. How long does it take Cornish McManus to manufacture the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?

4. What color is the barrel for Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle when he is completely finished with it?

5. Although the unnamed man whose children find the "sweet" rifle in the attic of their new house finds it beautiful, he gets rid of it. Why?

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