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The Rifle Summary
Gary Paulsen

Everything you need to understand or teach The Rifle by Gary Paulsen.

  • The Rifle Summary & Study Guide
  • 30 The Rifle Lessons
  • 20 Activities
  • 180 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 60 Short Essay Questions
  • 20 Essay Questions
  • Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
  • ...and more

The Rifle Summary

The Rifle is the story of a flintlock rifle that is made just prior to the Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania. Through a remarkable series of circumstances, the Rifle makes its way to 1993, where it figures in a tragic accident.

A man named Cornish McManus establishes his own gunsmith shop in 1768. McManus is a visionary and a very skilled gunsmith, and after finding a remarkable piece of maple gun stock, he decides to craft his life achievement, a "sweet" rifle of tremendous quality and accuracy. He spends the next months painstakingly crafting the Rifle. The Rifle is far more accurate than most any gun existing at the time due to McManus' innovation, care, and artistry.

Though McManus does not wish to part with the gun, he meets a woman he marries and he needs money to raise a family. A woodsman named John Byam takes a liking to the... View more of the The Rifle Summary

Study Pack

The The Rifle Study Pack contains about 58 pages of study material in 3 products, including:

The Rifle Study Guide

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The Rifle Lesson Plans contain 115 pages of teaching material, including:

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