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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Richard Allen Mesington is seven years old his family moves to what state?
(a) Missouri
(b) Texas
(c) Utah
(d) Alabama

3. What is John Byam paid for joining a volunteer unit in fighting against the British?
(a) Nothing
(b) Forty cents a day
(c) A saddle, cup, spoon, bowl, powder, and lead
(d) Two hundred dollars

4. Who first buys the "sweet" rifle from Cornish McManus?
(a) Richard Allen Mesinger
(b) Harv Kline
(c) John Byam
(d) Tim Harrow

5. When the Mesington family moves away from Willow, Colorado, what state do they move to?
(a) Texas
(b) Alabama
(c) Colorado
(d) Utah

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In his lifetime, how many times does Tim Harrow use a firearm to protect his life or property?

3. How long does Sissy live?

4. What is the name of the hand tool that Cornish McManus used to cut the barrel channel into the stock of his "sweet" rifle?

5. Who trained Cornish McManus?

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