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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) He doesn't have a gun permit
(d) His wife is afraid of guns

2. How long does it take McNary's Rangers to travel from Philadelphia to New York?
(a) About six months
(b) Six hours
(c) Six weeks
(d) A few days

3. In Cornish McManus' opinion, what is the most significant aspect of a rifle?
(a) Weight
(b) Cost
(c) Beauty
(d) Accuracy

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?
(a) A burr
(b) A mold
(c) A bore punch
(d) A rifling saw

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard Allen Mesington is eleven and twelve years old what is his favorite hobby?

2. How old is Richard Allen Mesington when he stops believing in Santa Claus?

3. What event in American history does Tim Harrow know the most about?

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

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

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