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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of owing what kind of vehicle?
(a) A "Harley" (p. 81)
(b) A "Vespa" (p. 81)
(c) A backhoe (p. 81)
(d) A "'Vette" (p. 81)

2. After John Byam, what act is never performed on the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Selling it
(b) Firing it
(c) Cleaning it up
(d) Checking to see if it is loaded

3. How does Richard Allen Mesinger die?
(a) He is hanged by the British as a traitor
(b) Dysentery kills him
(c) He dies of stomach cancer
(d) He is shot in the head

4. What constituted the "door" to the powder magazine in Revolutionary War ships?
(a) A black line on the floor
(b) The sentry's crossed bayonets
(c) A porthole
(d) A wet blanket

5. Who tells Peggy that Richard Allen Mesington has a crush on her?
(a) Tim Harrow
(b) Dennis
(c) Harv Kline
(d) Tilson

6. What breed of dog is Sissy?
(a) She's a mutt
(b) Yorkshire Terrier
(c) Greyhound
(d) Collie

7. What does Mr. Mesington do for a living?
(a) He is a gunsmith
(b) He works as an auto mechanic
(c) He is an antique dealer
(d) He works in construction

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

9. What does the Mesinger family do in the early evening of Christmas Eve, 1993?
(a) They go snow sledding
(b) They walk the neighborhood looking at Christmas decorations
(c) They play "sub-for-Santa" with the Kline family
(d) They sit down to a huge dinner of goose

10. In what sport is Richard Allen Mesington not interested?
(a) Soccer
(b) Football
(c) Baseball
(d) Basketball

11. How does Richard Allen Mesington refer to the first bear he sees as an infant?
(a) "B... b... b..." (p. 73)
(b) "Daddy!" (p. 73)
(c) "[B]iiig dog" (p. 73)
(d) "[B]ughoe" (p. 73)

12. What can comparing the length of the ramrod to the length of the barrel demonstrate with a muzzle-loading rifle?
(a) Whether it is a "sweet" rifle
(b) How accurate the rifle is
(c) Whether it is British or American manufacture
(d) Whether it is loaded

13. Where was Richard Allen Mesington born?
(a) Philadelphia
(b) New York
(c) Salt Lake City, Utah
(d) Willow, Colorado

14. Where is Richard Allen Mesinger shot?
(a) Mexico
(b) In the British trenches
(c) The heart
(d) The forehead

15. From age seven to nine years old, Richard Allen Mesington believes he will pursue which profession?
(a) Emergency Rescue
(b) Law
(c) Archaelogy
(d) Veterinary science

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives next door to the Richard Allen Mesington family in Missouri?

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

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

4. The novel states that black powder has what chemical property?

5. How does Richard Allen Mesington get along with Harv Kline?

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