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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cornish McManus decide to sell his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Because he knows he can make another one
(b) He needs money so he can get married
(c) Because it's not accurate
(d) He needs money because he's an alcoholic

2. What does Richard Allen Mesington call the first heavy equipment he sees moving earth?
(a) A "Harley" (p. 75)
(b) Savage and destructive (p. 74)
(c) A "bughoe" (p. 75)
(d) A "[B]iiig dog" (p. 75)

3. Where does the "sweet" rifle remain from c. 1776 until 1993?
(a) In a museum
(b) In an attic in a house in Connecticut
(c) In the personal collection of Tim Harrow
(d) In a carriage in a garage

4. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?
(a) The patch box
(b) The pan
(c) The bolster
(d) The hammer

5. How old is Richard Allen Mesington when he stops believing in Santa Claus?
(a) Two years old
(b) He never believes in Santa Claus because of his father's early death
(c) Six years old
(d) Sixteen years old

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the colonials call Americans who do not want to gain independence from British rule?

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

3. Why was curly maple so prized for gun-stocks?

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

5. What does Cornish McManus make out of rough-sawn "blanks"?

(see the answer key)

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