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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Richard Allen Mesington is four years old, he has an exciting experience doing what?
(a) Riding in a mobile home
(b) Riding on a backhoe while it works
(c) Shooting a rifle
(d) Hunting with his father

2. What surprises Cornish McManus the most when first he test fires the rifle?
(a) Three shots go into the same hole on the target
(b) The rifle doesn't fire
(c) The rifle doesn't make very much noise
(d) The rifle kicks like a mule

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

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

5. Who built the rifle discussed in the novel?
(a) Joe Manton
(b) Cornish McManus
(c) John Byam
(d) John Waynewright

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Cornish McManus use to put the final finish and shine on his "sweet" rifle?

4. When he is an infant, Richard Allen Mesington imitated which animal?

5. What color is the barrel for Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle when he is completely finished with it?

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