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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the novel, how common were firearms accidents prior to 1850?
(a) They were very rare
(b) They were almost unheard of
(c) They were common
(d) They were virtually non-existent

2. Who is Richard Allen Mesington's first girlfriend?
(a) Sissy
(b) Sarah
(c) Tilson
(d) Peggy

3. Academically, how does Richard Allen Mesington perform?
(a) He is below average
(b) He is a superior performer
(c) He is a little above average
(d) He is failing out of school

4. How does Richard Allen Mesington think about firearms?
(a) He thinks he's like to learn how to make them
(b) He doesn't think about them
(c) He is terrified of them
(d) He loves them

5. At the novel's conclusion, who is the owner of the "sweet" rifle?
(a) John Byam
(b) Harv Kline
(c) Nobody--Harv Kline destroys it
(d) Tilson

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

7. According to the novel, how long was Richard Allen Mesinger "supposed" to have lived?
(a) To age fourteen
(b) An additional 60 years
(c) Long enough to discover a genetic cure for cancer
(d) To age forty

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

9. When he is an infant, Richard Allen Mesington imitated which animal?
(a) Fish
(b) Deer
(c) Dog
(d) Bear

10. When was Richard Allen Mesington born?
(a) October 13, 1979
(b) July 4, 1776
(c) In early 1993
(d) The novel doesn't say

11. In the novel, how many people actually fire the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Two
(b) None
(c) Dozens and dozens
(d) Eighteen

12. What does Harv Kline say after the "sweet" rifle accidentally discharges?
(a) "What--" (p. 95)
(b) "Bang!" (p. 95)
(c) He curses
(d) "Take that..." (p. 95)

13. 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)

14. According to the novel, how many baseball games did Richard Allen Mesinger watch in an average year?
(a) 16
(b) Two or three a week, all season long
(c) Over 100
(d) He didn't watch baseball

15. Why does Harv Kline have candles on display for Christmas?
(a) He receives them as a promotional gift
(b) His wife gives them to him as a Christmas gift
(c) He is a candlemaker
(d) They are leftover from Eid

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Mrs. Mesinger after Richard Allen Mesinger's death?

2. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of learning how to throw what kind of a baseball pitch?

3. In what sport is Richard Allen Mesington not interested?

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

5. What does Richard Allen Mesington do as a small child that frightens his parents?

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