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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On one occasion John Byam shoots how many British officers in just a few moments?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) Ten
(d) Eleven

2. According to the novel, how often do police use firearms to shoot criminals?
(a) Several times during an average career
(b) Once or twice a year
(c) Almost every day
(d) Almost never

3. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A rag soaked in lard and very fine strained sand
(b) Steel wool
(c) Emery paper
(d) Cow's urine

4. What is the distance of the longest kill John Byam achieves during his time in New York?
(a) 100 yards
(b) One nautical mile
(c) 400 yards
(d) 30 long paces

5. When the "sweet" rifle is first sold in 1993 as "just a piece of junk" (p. 52) how much does it sell for?
(a) It's not sold but traded for a painting of Elvis Presley
(b) Twenty-five dollars
(c) Two thousand dollars
(d) Twenty-five cents

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the unnamed gun collector buy the "sweet" rifle from an antique shop?

2. What type of lock does Cornish McManus fit into his "sweet" rifle?

3. Who is Richard Allen Mesington's first girlfriend?

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

5. Why doesn't Richard Allen Mesington play with the next door neighbor Harv Kline's son?

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