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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. What color is the barrel for Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle when he is completely finished with it?
(a) He leaves it in the white
(b) Neary black
(c) A deep blue
(d) A deep plum-brown

2. What material does Cornish McManus use to brown the exterior surface of a barrel?
(a) Stain
(b) Saltwater
(c) Shoe polish
(d) Cow's urine

3. John Waynewright spends most of his time studying what aspect of rifle construction?
(a) Engraving
(b) Stock fitting
(c) The process of rifling
(d) Improving the lock

4. What material does Cornish McManus use to build the butt plate, the patch box, the keys, and the cap of this "sweet" rifle?
(a) Brass
(b) Steel
(c) Curly maple
(d) Wood

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does rifling do for a rifle?

2. Who built the rifle discussed in the novel?

3. How many rifling grooves does Cornish McManus cut in the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?

4. Who trained Cornish McManus?

5. What type of rifle is Cornish McManus's "sweet" rifle?

(see the answer key)

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