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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 event in American history does Tim Harrow know the most about?
(a) The 9-11 terror attacks
(b) The amphibious assault on Tarawa
(c) The Gettysburg Address
(d) Custer's last stand

2. What is John Byam paid for joining a volunteer unit in fighting against the British?
(a) Forty cents a day
(b) A saddle, cup, spoon, bowl, powder, and lead
(c) Two hundred dollars
(d) Nothing

3. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) He uses twice as much as normal
(b) There is no heel drop
(c) He follows the British pattern
(d) He uses only half as much drop as normal

4. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, the flint strikes a piece of metal called what?
(a) The frizzen
(b) The hammer
(c) The pan
(d) The patch box

5. How long does it take McNary's Rangers to travel from Philadelphia to New York?
(a) A few days
(b) Six weeks
(c) Six hours
(d) About six months

Short Answer Questions

1. After John Byam shoots his first British soldier, what group does he join?

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

3. Who discovers the "sweet" rifle in 1993 in the attic of a house in Connecticut?

4. What does Harv Kline do with the "sweet" rifle?

5. Why was curly maple so prized for gun-stocks?

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