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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although the unnamed man whose children find the "sweet" rifle in the attic of their new house finds it beautiful, he gets rid of it. Why?
(a) He doesn't have a gun permit
(b) His wife is afraid of guns
(c) He already has a gun
(d) He needs money so he sells it

2. Who lives next door to the Richard Allen Mesington family in Missouri?
(a) Cornish McManus
(b) John Byam
(c) Tim Harrow
(d) Harv Kline

3. What material does Cornish McManus use to build the butt plate, the patch box, the keys, and the cap of this "sweet" rifle?
(a) Steel
(b) Wood
(c) Brass
(d) Curly maple

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built the rifle discussed in the novel?

2. According to the novel, how often do police use firearms to shoot criminals?

3. What kills most of the soldiers during the American Revolutionary War?

4. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what strikes a steel surface to fire the gun?

5. When the "sweet" rifle is first sold in 1993 as "just a piece of junk" (p. 52) how much does it sell for?

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