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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does John Byam pay Cornish McManus in exchange for the "sweet" rifle?
(a) A year's worth of cured hides
(b) Six hundredweight of flour
(c) Two thousand dollars
(d) Two hundred guineas

2. Tim Harrow is enthralled with what hobby?
(a) Reading comic books
(b) Stamp collecting
(c) Gun collecting
(d) Knitting

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

4. Where does the "sweet" rifle remain from c. 1776 until 1993?
(a) In a carriage in a garage
(b) In an attic in a house in Connecticut
(c) In the personal collection of Tim Harrow
(d) In a museum

5. What does rifling do for a rifle?
(a) Spins the projectile, making it more accurate
(b) Helps the powder burn more quickly
(c) Makes it easier to load
(d) Makes it easier to clean

6. What is the irregular mark called that is left on a bullet after it is cast?
(a) The bite
(b) Lucifer's footprint
(c) The burr
(d) The sprue

7. 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 bore punch
(b) A mold
(c) A rifling saw
(d) A burr

8. Tim Harrow is honorably discharged from which branch of the armed forces?
(a) The air force
(b) The navy
(c) The army
(d) The Marines

9. Why does Tim Harrow stop in a small town in Missouri?
(a) His vehicle runs out of fuel
(b) He's meeting a gun smuggler
(c) His vehicle's fuel pump stops working
(d) He wants to do a little shooting on the town range

10. What is Tim Harrow doing when he hears about the bloody end of the Waco Siege on 19 April 1993?
(a) Driving through Missouri
(b) Cleaning McManus' "sweet" rifle
(c) Being arrested for public intoxication
(d) Discovering a genetic cure for heart disease

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

12. What type of grease does Cornish McManus use to lubricate his patches?
(a) Axle grease
(b) Hoppe's #9
(c) Bear grease
(d) Rancid butter

13. Although he buys and sells guns constantly, Tim Harrow never has fewer than how many guns?
(a) Two or three hundred
(b) Two
(c) Twenty-five or thirty
(d) One rifle, one pistol, and one shotgun

14. What does Harv Kline do with the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Takes it hunting
(b) Sells it to an antique shop
(c) Hangs it over the fireplace
(d) Uses it to shoot British officers and sergeants

15. During the Revolutionary war period, rifles that were very accurate were described by what adjective?
(a) Perfect
(b) Sweet
(c) Hot
(d) Gilt-edged

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What surprises Cornish McManus the most when first he test fires the rifle?

3. How much does Tim Harrow tell Harv Kline the "sweet" rifle is worth?

4. How much powder does Cornish McManus use when he shoots his "sweet" rifle?

5. What does Sarah hope to do with John Byam's "sweet" rifle?

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