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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. What happens to John Byam's "sweet" rifle after he dies?
(a) It is given to another Revolutionary War soldier
(b) It is stolen by a woman named Sarah
(c) George Washington praises it in a speech
(d) It is put into a museum

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

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

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

5. Although he buys and sells guns constantly, Tim Harrow never has fewer than how many guns?
(a) One rifle, one pistol, and one shotgun
(b) Two
(c) Twenty-five or thirty
(d) Two or three hundred

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cornish McManus use to put the final finish and shine on his "sweet" rifle?

3. What does Harv Kline do with the "sweet" rifle?

4. Although the unnamed man whose children find the "sweet" rifle in the attic of their new house finds it beautiful, he gets rid of it. Why?

5. Most rifles of the American Revolutionary War period were .58 to .75 caliber. What caliber was Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

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