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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. How much does Tim Harrow pay for the "sweet" rifle when he buys it at an Arkansas gun show?
(a) Two cases of beer
(b) Twenty-five dollars
(c) Three thousand five hundred dollars
(d) Three hundred and fifty dollars

2. Why does Cornish McManus cast bullets that are a little too small for the rifle's bore?
(a) Because he doesn't know what he's doing
(b) So they will be inaccurate
(c) So they can be loaded quickly
(d) So they can be used with a patch

3. According to the novel, what does a faster rate of spin do for a projectile?
(a) Makes it more accurate
(b) Makes it move faster
(c) Makes it move slower
(d) Makes it hit harder

4. According to the novel, why were all guns kept loaded prior to 1850?
(a) Because powder would spoil if not loaded immediately
(b) It was the law
(c) Because gun owners lacked common sense
(d) Because they took so long to load

5. What is the name of the hand tool that Cornish McManus used to cut the barrel channel into the stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A burr
(b) A bore punch
(c) A mold
(d) A rifling saw

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Mesinger family do in the early evening of Christmas Eve, 1993?

2. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of owing what kind of vehicle?

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

4. What can comparing the length of the ramrod to the length of the barrel demonstrate with a muzzle-loading rifle?

5. What profession does Richard Allen Mesington first believe he will pursue?

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