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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Weapon, pages 3 to 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who built the rifle discussed in the novel?
(a) John Byam
(b) Cornish McManus
(c) Joe Manton
(d) John Waynewright

2. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) He uses only half as much drop as normal
(b) There is no heel drop
(c) He uses twice as much as normal
(d) He follows the British pattern

3. Why does Cornish McManus choose a small caliber for his "sweet" rifle?
(a) He only has a small barrel mandrel
(b) As a protest against John Wainwright
(c) He doesn't know what he's doing
(d) In his experience, the smaller caliber is more accurate than the larger calibers

4. During the Revolutionary war period a typical rifle was accurate at what distance?
(a) 50 to 60 yards
(b) 50 feet
(c) 1,000 yards
(d) 100 yards

5. On the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what is the name of the part that holds the flint?
(a) The bore
(b) The hammer
(c) The frizzen
(d) The patch box

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of grease does Cornish McManus use to lubricate his patches?

2. What does Cornish McManus make out of rough-sawn "blanks"?

3. Cornish McManus establishes a gunsmith shop near what major city?

4. What object rekindles in Cornish McManus the desire to build a masterpiece of a rifle?

5. What does rifling do for a rifle?

(see the answer key)

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