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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Richard Allen Mesinger die?
(a) 24 December 1993
(b) 4 July 1776
(c) 24 December 1776
(d) 4 July 1993

2. How does Richard Allen Mesinger die?
(a) Dysentery kills him
(b) He is shot in the head
(c) He is hanged by the British as a traitor
(d) He dies of stomach cancer

3. Why does Mrs. Kline put candles on the mantle?
(a) To heat up the "sweet" rifle
(b) She's trying to burn down the house
(c) She's celebrating Halloween
(d) To obscure Mr. Kline's velvet Elvis painting

4. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of owing what kind of vehicle?
(a) A "'Vette" (p. 81)
(b) A backhoe (p. 81)
(c) A "Vespa" (p. 81)
(d) A "Harley" (p. 81)

5. Where was Richard Allen Mesington born?
(a) Salt Lake City, Utah
(b) New York
(c) Philadelphia
(d) Willow, Colorado

6. When Richard Allen Mesington is seven years old his family moves to what state?
(a) Texas
(b) Utah
(c) Alabama
(d) Missouri

7. Who is Richard Allen Mesington's first girlfriend?
(a) Sissy
(b) Sarah
(c) Peggy
(d) Tilson

8. After John Byam, what act is never performed on the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Selling it
(b) Firing it
(c) Checking to see if it is loaded
(d) Cleaning it up

9. What actually ignites the black powder in the "sweet" rifle as it hangs in Harv Kline's house?
(a) Harv Kline's cigarette
(b) A spark form the fire
(c) A candle flame
(d) The flint striking the frizzen

10. What were the small boys called who hauled powder from the magazine to the cannon during the Revolutionary War?
(a) Sons of Guns
(b) Swabs
(c) Ship's Boys
(d) Powder Monkeys

11. When he is an infant, how does Richard Allen Mesington get Sissy to stop walking?
(a) He says he'll tell his mom if she doesn't do what he says
(b) He asks her to stop
(c) He pulls her fur
(d) He sits down and cries

12. According to the novel, how long was Richard Allen Mesinger "supposed" to have lived?
(a) To age fourteen
(b) An additional 60 years
(c) To age forty
(d) Long enough to discover a genetic cure for cancer

13. What was Richard Allen Mesington's first pet dog named?
(a) Peggy
(b) Bughoe
(c) Sissy
(d) Sarah

14. Who is Richard Allen Mesington's best friend?
(a) Dennis
(b) Tim Harrow
(c) Cornish McManus
(d) Tilson

15. After whom was Richard Allen Mesington named?
(a) A well-known gunsmith
(b) His maternal grandfather
(c) A famous British officer of the American Revolutionary War
(d) A famous artist

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before the "sweet" rifle accidentally discharges, what is Harv Kline doing?

2. What profession does Richard Allen Mesington first believe he will pursue?

3. According to the novel, how many baseball games did Richard Allen Mesinger watch in an average year?

4. According to the novel, how fast is the rifle ball traveling when it hits Richard Allen Mesinger?

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

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