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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Richard Allen Mesington refer to the first bear he sees as an infant?
(a) "[B]iiig dog" (p. 73)
(b) "Daddy!" (p. 73)
(c) "B... b... b..." (p. 73)
(d) "[B]ughoe" (p. 73)

2. Where does Tim Harrow live?
(a) He is homeless
(b) In a motor home that is always on the move
(c) In a trailer park in New York
(d) In Arkansas

3. After buying the "sweet" rifle for twenty-five dollars, for how much does the antique store owner sell the weapon?
(a) Two hundred dollars
(b) Twenty thousand dollars
(c) Two hundred thousand dollars
(d) Two thousand dollars

4. Harv Kline agrees to fix Tim Harrow's vehicle in exchange for what?
(a) A case of beer
(b) A kiss from Harrow's wife
(c) The "sweet" rifle and a velvet painting of Elvis Presley
(d) A motorcycle

5. Who tells Peggy that Richard Allen Mesington has a crush on her?
(a) Harv Kline
(b) Dennis
(c) Tilson
(d) Tim Harrow

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Richard Allen Mesington born?

2. What object rekindles in Cornish McManus the desire to build a masterpiece of a rifle?

3. Who trained Cornish McManus?

4. What type of wood does Cornish McManus use to make the gun-stock of his "sweet" rifle?

5. How many rifling grooves does Cornish McManus cut in the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?

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