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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After buying the "sweet" rifle for twenty-five dollars, for how much does the antique store owner sell the weapon?
(a) Two hundred dollars
(b) Twenty thousand dollars
(c) Two hundred thousand dollars
(d) Two thousand dollars

2. John Waynewright often complains that Cornish McManus is too what?
(a) Artistic
(b) Stupid
(c) Lazy
(d) Strong

3. What major world event transpires while Cornish McManus builds his "sweet" rifle?
(a) The American Revolutionary War
(b) The American Civil War
(c) World War I (The Great War)
(d) The attacks of 9-11

4. What does Cornish McManus make out of rough-sawn "blanks"?
(a) Pistol grips
(b) Roofing shingles
(c) Gun barrels
(d) Gun-stocks

5. What event in American history does Tim Harrow know the most about?
(a) The amphibious assault on Tarawa
(b) The Gettysburg Address
(c) Custer's last stand
(d) The 9-11 terror attacks

Short Answer Questions

1. Tim Harrow is honorably discharged from which branch of the armed forces?

2. From what ailment did Richard Allen Mesington suffer as an infant?

3. When Richard Allen Mesington is seven years old his family moves to what state?

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

5. What function does the tang perform on the rifle that Cornish McManus built?

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