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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 do the colonials call Americans who do not want to gain independence from British rule?
(a) Georgites
(b) Loyalists
(c) Boers
(d) Scabs

2. Who trained Cornish McManus?
(a) John Waynewright
(b) John Byam
(c) Richard Allen Mesinger
(d) Joe Manton

3. What is the distance of the longest kill John Byam achieves during his time in New York?
(a) 400 yards
(b) 30 long paces
(c) 100 yards
(d) One nautical mile

4. How much force does it take on the trigger to fire that "sweet" rifle that Cornish McManus builds?
(a) About three hundred pounds
(b) About thirty pounds
(c) About three ounces
(d) About three pounds

5. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Emery paper
(b) A rag soaked in lard and very fine strained sand
(c) Steel wool
(d) Cow's urine

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what distance does John Byam shoot when he kills his first British soldier?

2. What event in American history does Tim Harrow know the most about?

3. Tim Harrow refers to the effect of bullet impact on game as...

4. According to the novel, how much would the "sweet" rifle be worth if its provenance were known and proved?

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

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