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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. If Tim Harrow shot and killed someone who was attempting to burglarize his home, how would he likely refer to his action?
(a) A tragic accident
(b) Unfortunate but necessary
(c) Using justifiable deadly force
(d) Good fun

2. According to the novel, how fast does a black powder charge burn?
(a) 186,000 miles per second
(b) In about 1.45 seconds
(c) 25,000 feet per second
(d) About 1100 feet per second at sea level

3. What clears the "mummified grease" (p. 92) from the touchhole of the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Tim Harrow removes it while cleaning the rifle
(b) Harv Kline's cigarette melts it
(c) A candle flame melts it
(d) John Byam pricks it with a needle

4. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?
(a) The pan
(b) The bolster
(c) The patch box
(d) The hammer

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cornish McManus cast bullets that are a little too small for the rifle's bore?

2. According to the novel, what would Richard Allen Mesinger have done had he not been shot?

3. What were the small boys called who hauled powder from the magazine to the cannon during the Revolutionary War?

4. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of learning how to throw what kind of a baseball pitch?

5. Academically, how does Richard Allen Mesington perform?

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