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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. What happens to John Byam's "sweet" rifle after he dies?
(a) George Washington praises it in a speech
(b) It is given to another Revolutionary War soldier
(c) It is stolen by a woman named Sarah
(d) It is put into a museum

2. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of learning how to throw what kind of a baseball pitch?
(a) A clean dropping curve
(b) A bodyline pitch
(c) A fastball
(d) A strike

3. What is John Byam paid for joining a volunteer unit in fighting against the British?
(a) A saddle, cup, spoon, bowl, powder, and lead
(b) Two hundred dollars
(c) Forty cents a day
(d) Nothing

4. From age seven to nine years old, Richard Allen Mesington believes he will pursue which profession?
(a) Veterinary science
(b) Emergency Rescue
(c) Law
(d) Archaelogy

5. What type of rifle is Cornish McManus's "sweet" rifle?
(a) A flintlock
(b) A snaphaunce
(c) A matchlock
(d) A wheel lock

Short Answer Questions

1. After whom was Richard Allen Mesington named?

2. When Richard Allen Mesington is seven years old his family moves to what state?

3. Academically, how does Richard Allen Mesington perform?

4. From age nine to ten, Richard Allen Mesington believes he will pursue which profession?

5. In the novel, how many people actually fire the "sweet" rifle?

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