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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of shot is Cornish McManus?
(a) McManus is an average shot
(b) McManus never shoots a gun in the novel
(c) McManus is a bad shot
(d) McManus is a crack shot

2. What is the name of the hand tool that Cornish McManus used to cut the barrel channel into the stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A burr
(b) A rifling saw
(c) A mold
(d) A bore punch

3. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?
(a) Master gunsmith
(b) Apprentice gunsmith
(c) Rifle gunsmith
(d) Journeyman gunsmith

4. What does Cornish McManus make out of rough-sawn "blanks"?
(a) Gun barrels
(b) Pistol grips
(c) Gun-stocks
(d) Roofing shingles

5. What type of grease does Cornish McManus use to lubricate his patches?
(a) Axle grease
(b) Hoppe's #9
(c) Bear grease
(d) Rancid butter

Short Answer Questions

1. In New York, John Byam often shoots and kills English soldiers in the opposite lines at what range?

2. How long does Richard Allen Mesington own the "sweet" rifle?

3. Who is Richard Allen Mesington's best friend?

4. What is Tim Harrow doing when he hears about the bloody end of the Waco Siege on 19 April 1993?

5. After Cornish McManus sells his "sweet" rifle to John Byam, what happens to him [McManus]?

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