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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what is the name of the part that holds the flint?
(a) The patch box
(b) The frizzen
(c) The bore
(d) The hammer

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

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

4. What does Cornish McManus use to put the final finish and shine on his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Laquer
(b) Beeswax
(c) Shellac
(d) Parkerizing

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?

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

3. What tall tale does Tim Harrow make up about the "sweet" rifle that, unbeknownst to him, is actually true?

4. When the Mesington family moves away from Willow, Colorado, what state do they move to?

5. John Waynewright often complains that Cornish McManus is too what?

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