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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the novel, what does a faster rate of spin do for a projectile?
(a) Makes it move faster
(b) Makes it more accurate
(c) Makes it move slower
(d) Makes it hit harder

3. Who discovers the "sweet" rifle in 1993 in the attic of a house in Connecticut?
(a) Two children of the house's new owner
(b) An antiques dealer
(c) Richard Allen Mesinger
(d) Tim Harrow

4. According to the novel, what is the curve of a bullet's nose called?
(a) The secant ogive
(b) The snout
(c) Sugar loaf
(d) Hollow point

5. How old is Richard Allen Mesington when his family buys their first television?
(a) Twenty
(b) Ten
(c) Only a few weeks
(d) Fourteen

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harv Kline do with the "sweet" rifle?

2. Who tells Peggy that Richard Allen Mesington has a crush on her?

3. How much does Tim Harrow pay for the "sweet" rifle when he buys it at an Arkansas gun show?

4. Who repairs the fuel pump on Tim Harrow's mobile home?

5. John Waynewright often complains that Cornish McManus is too what?

(see the answer key)

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