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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Joining, and The Rifle.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Richard Allen Mesington is seven years old his family moves to what state?
(a) Utah
(b) Texas
(c) Missouri
(d) Alabama

3. According to the novel, what is the curve of a bullet's nose called?
(a) The snout
(b) Sugar loaf
(c) The secant ogive
(d) Hollow point

4. When he is an infant, Richard Allen Mesington imitated which animal?
(a) Bear
(b) Dog
(c) Fish
(d) Deer

5. According to the novel, how fast is the rifle ball traveling when it hits Richard Allen Mesinger?
(a) About 30 long paces
(b) Mach 2
(c) 1,000 feet per second
(d) About 20 miles per hour

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives next door to the Richard Allen Mesington family in Missouri?

2. What happened to Harv Kline after Richard Allen Mesinger's death?

3. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?

4. What clears the "mummified grease" (p. 92) from the touchhole of the "sweet" rifle?

5. How much does Tim Harrow pay for the "sweet" rifle when he buys it at an Arkansas gun show?

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