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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the final operation in the construction of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) Selecting the stock blank
(b) Welding on the front sight
(c) Fitting the barrel to the stock
(d) Drilling the hole from the pan through the barrel

2. What is the name of the hand tool that Cornish McManus used to cut the barrel channel into the stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A rifling saw
(b) A bore punch
(c) A mold
(d) A burr

3. Cornish McManus establishes a gunsmith shop near what major city?
(a) Salt Lake City
(b) Philadelphia
(c) New York
(d) Willow

4. What does Cornish McManus use to put the final finish and shine on his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Beeswax
(b) Shellac
(c) Laquer
(d) Parkerizing

5. After John Byam shoots his first British soldier, what group does he join?
(a) The Black Sheep Squadron
(b) McNary's Rangers
(c) Washington's Bushwhackers
(d) The Green Mountain Boys

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richard Allen Mesington think about firearms?

2. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?

3. What is the distance of the longest kill John Byam achieves during his time in New York?

4. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of owing what kind of vehicle?

5. Who lives next door to the Richard Allen Mesington family in Missouri?

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