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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Weapon, pages 33 to 66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What material does Cornish McManus use to build the butt plate, the patch box, the keys, and the cap of this "sweet" rifle?
(a) Steel
(b) Wood
(c) Brass
(d) Curly maple

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

3. Over what distance does John Byam shoot when he kills his first British soldier?
(a) About four hundred rods
(b) Nearly one mile
(c) Just a few feet
(d) Two hundred paces

4. Why does Cornish McManus choose a small caliber for his "sweet" rifle?
(a) In his experience, the smaller caliber is more accurate than the larger calibers
(b) He only has a small barrel mandrel
(c) As a protest against John Wainwright
(d) He doesn't know what he's doing

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cornish McManus establishes a gunsmith shop near what major city?

2. What major world event transpires while Cornish McManus builds his "sweet" rifle?

3. How much force does it take on the trigger to fire that "sweet" rifle that Cornish McManus builds?

4. British forces hang a farmer named Bainbridge because they find what hidden on his property?

5. Why does Tim Harrow stop in a small town in Missouri?

(see the answer key)

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