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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 many rifling grooves does Cornish McManus cut in the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Thirteen
(b) One
(c) Sixty-two
(d) Four

2. How does John Byam die?
(a) He is shot by the British during a skirmish
(b) He shoots himself by accident while cleaning his rifle
(c) He is hung by the Americans for desertion
(d) He dies of dysentery

3. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what strikes a steel surface to fire the gun?
(a) A piece of flint
(b) The frizzen
(c) The hammer
(d) A fulminating cap

4. What kills Tim Harrow?
(a) He's shot in the forehead by Harv Kline
(b) The British hang him as a traitor
(c) Stomach cancer caused by drinking beer
(d) The police shoot him while raiding his motor home for guns

5. 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?
(a) He needs money so he sells it
(b) His wife is afraid of guns
(c) He doesn't have a gun permit
(d) He already has a gun

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Cornish McManus to manufacture the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?

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

3. Where does Tim Harrow live?

4. What kills most of the soldiers during the American Revolutionary War?

5. In New York, John Byam often shoots and kills English soldiers in the opposite lines at what range?

(see the answer key)

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