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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovers the "sweet" rifle in 1993 in the attic of a house in Connecticut?
(a) Richard Allen Mesinger
(b) Tim Harrow
(c) Two children of the house's new owner
(d) An antiques dealer

2. How does John Byam die?
(a) He is shot by the British during a skirmish
(b) He shoots himself by accident while cleaning his rifle
(c) He dies of dysentery
(d) He is hung by the Americans for desertion

3. Where was Richard Allen Mesington born?
(a) Philadelphia
(b) Salt Lake City, Utah
(c) Willow, Colorado
(d) New York

4. What major world event transpires while Cornish McManus builds his "sweet" rifle?
(a) The American Revolutionary War
(b) The attacks of 9-11
(c) World War I (The Great War)
(d) The American Civil War

5. During the Revolutionary war period, rifles that were very accurate were described by what adjective?
(a) Hot
(b) Sweet
(c) Perfect
(d) Gilt-edged

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Richard Allen Mesington is fourteen years old, who is his girlfriend?

3. What function does the tang perform on the rifle that Cornish McManus built?

4. What does Tim Harrow call knives?

5. Why does Cornish McManus choose a small caliber for his "sweet" rifle?

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