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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After buying the "sweet" rifle, what is the first thing John Byam uses it for?
(a) Shooting a bear
(b) Shooting a British officer
(c) As a tool to hold down barbed wire while crossing a fence
(d) Showing off to a girl

2. What tall tale does Tim Harrow make up about the "sweet" rifle that, unbeknownst to him, is actually true?
(a) That is was used in the American Civil War
(b) That it was used in the American Revolutionary War
(c) That is was used to assassinate President Lincoln
(d) That it once was owned by Thomas Jefferson

3. Over what distance does John Byam shoot when he kills his first British soldier?
(a) Two hundred paces
(b) About four hundred rods
(c) Just a few feet
(d) Nearly one mile

4. Who trained Cornish McManus?
(a) Joe Manton
(b) Richard Allen Mesinger
(c) John Waynewright
(d) John Byam

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?

3. How does Richard Allen Mesington think about firearms?

4. How much does John Byam pay Cornish McManus in exchange for the "sweet" rifle?

5. With which relative is Richard Allen Mesington particularly close?

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