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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Weapon, pages 33 to 66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take McNary's Rangers to travel from Philadelphia to New York?
(a) About six months
(b) Six hours
(c) Six weeks
(d) A few days

2. What function does the tang perform on the rifle that Cornish McManus built?
(a) It's used in sighting the rifle
(b) It holds the bayonet
(c) It holds the hammer to the lock
(d) It helps holds the barrel to the stock

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

4. What surprises Cornish McManus the most when first he test fires the rifle?
(a) The rifle doesn't fire
(b) The rifle kicks like a mule
(c) Three shots go into the same hole on the target
(d) The rifle doesn't make very much noise

5. Who trained Cornish McManus?
(a) Richard Allen Mesinger
(b) John Waynewright
(c) Joe Manton
(d) John Byam

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the novel, what does a faster rate of spin do for a projectile?

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

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

4. How much money does Tim Harrow have hidden in his mobile home?

5. Tim Harrow refers to the effect of bullet impact on game as...

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