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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Richard Allen Mesington's first girlfriend?
(a) Tilson
(b) Sissy
(c) Sarah
(d) Peggy

2. With which relative is Richard Allen Mesington particularly close?
(a) His cousin
(b) His adopted little sister
(c) His son
(d) His grandfather

3. 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 rifling saw
(b) A mold
(c) A bore punch
(d) A burr

4. Although the unnamed man whose children find the "sweet" rifle in the attic of their new house finds it beautiful, he gets rid of it. Why?
(a) He already has a gun
(b) He needs money so he sells it
(c) His wife is afraid of guns
(d) He doesn't have a gun permit

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?

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

3. What major world event transpires while Cornish McManus builds his "sweet" rifle?

4. Tim Harrow's vest has all of the following slogans except?

5. What type of shot is Cornish McManus?

(see the answer key)

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