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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Richard Allen Mesington is four years old, he has an exciting experience doing what?
(a) Riding on a backhoe while it works
(b) Riding in a mobile home
(c) Shooting a rifle
(d) Hunting with his father

2. What type of lock does Cornish McManus fit into his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A flintlock
(b) A Browning lock
(c) A match lock
(d) A padlock

3. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what strikes a steel surface to fire the gun?
(a) A piece of flint
(b) A fulminating cap
(c) The hammer
(d) The frizzen

4. What is Tim Harrow doing when he hears about the bloody end of the Waco Siege on 19 April 1993?
(a) Being arrested for public intoxication
(b) Cleaning McManus' "sweet" rifle
(c) Driving through Missouri
(d) Discovering a genetic cure for heart disease

5. When was Richard Allen Mesington born?
(a) The novel doesn't say
(b) October 13, 1979
(c) In early 1993
(d) July 4, 1776

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is an infant, how does Richard Allen Mesington get Sissy to stop walking?

2. How old is Richard Allen Mesington when he has his first crush on Peggy?

3. What kills Tim Harrow?

4. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?

5. Tim Harrow refers to the effect of bullet impact on game as...

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