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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. According to the novel, how much would the "sweet" rifle be worth if its provenance were known and proved?
(a) $700
(b) It would be priceless
(c) $10,000 - $15,000
(d) $350

2. 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

3. After Cornish McManus sells his "sweet" rifle to John Byam, what happens to him [McManus]?
(a) The Americans hang him as a traitor
(b) He joins McNary's Rangers
(c) John Wainwright hires him again
(d) The British hang him as a traitor

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

5. What is Tim Harrow doing when he hears about the bloody end of the Waco Siege on 19 April 1993?
(a) Cleaning McManus' "sweet" rifle
(b) Being arrested for public intoxication
(c) Driving through Missouri
(d) Discovering a genetic cure for heart disease

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first buys the "sweet" rifle from Cornish McManus?

2. Where does the "sweet" rifle remain from c. 1776 until 1993?

3. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what strikes a steel surface to fire the gun?

4. Who trained Cornish McManus?

5. What is the twist rate of the rifling of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

(see the answer key)

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