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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Waynewright spends most of his time studying what aspect of rifle construction?
(a) Stock fitting
(b) Improving the lock
(c) Engraving
(d) The process of rifling

2. British forces hang a farmer named Bainbridge because they find what hidden on his property?
(a) A psychiatric evaluation
(b) American coinage
(c) The "sweet" rifle that McManus built
(d) Cannon powder and lead

3. From age nine to ten, Richard Allen Mesington believes he will pursue which profession?
(a) Law
(b) Airplane pilot
(c) Veterinary science
(d) Medicine

4. How old is Richard Allen Mesington when his family buys their first television?
(a) Fourteen
(b) Only a few weeks
(c) Twenty
(d) Ten

5. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?
(a) The hammer
(b) The bolster
(c) The patch box
(d) The pan

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah hope to do with John Byam's "sweet" rifle?

2. What surprises Cornish McManus the most when first he test fires the rifle?

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

4. How does Richard Allen Mesington get along with Harv Kline?

5. How old is Richard Allen Mesington when he stops believing in Santa Claus?

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