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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much does Tim Harrow tell Harv Kline the "sweet" rifle is worth?
(a) Over one million dollars
(b) $700
(c) Nothing
(d) About $150,000 to the right buyer

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

4. In New York, John Byam often shoots and kills English soldiers in the opposite lines at what range?
(a) Fifteen feet
(b) Byam doesn't shoot any English soldiers
(c) Three hundred yards
(d) About one mile

5. How does John Byam die?
(a) He shoots himself by accident while cleaning his rifle
(b) He dies of dysentery
(c) He is hung by the Americans for desertion
(d) He is shot by the British during a skirmish

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of rifle is Cornish McManus's "sweet" rifle?

2. Who tells Peggy that Richard Allen Mesington has a crush on her?

3. How much does Harv Kline want to charge Tim Harrow for fixing his vehicle?

4. What material does Cornish McManus use to brown the exterior surface of a barrel?

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

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