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

2. In Cornish McManus' opinion, what is the most significant aspect of a rifle?
(a) Weight
(b) Beauty
(c) Accuracy
(d) Cost

3. How much powder does Cornish McManus use when he shoots his "sweet" rifle?
(a) The amount that normally would be used for a .50 caliber rifle.
(b) The amount that normally would be used for a .40 caliber rifle.
(c) 217 grains
(d) A handful

4. What does Cornish McManus make out of rough-sawn "blanks"?
(a) Gun barrels
(b) Gun-stocks
(c) Roofing shingles
(d) Pistol grips

5. Who discovers the "sweet" rifle in 1993 in the attic of a house in Connecticut?
(a) Two children of the house's new owner
(b) Richard Allen Mesinger
(c) An antiques dealer
(d) Tim Harrow

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tim Harrow doing when he hears about the bloody end of the Waco Siege on 19 April 1993?

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

3. Why does Cornish McManus decide to sell his "sweet" rifle?

4. Although he buys and sells guns constantly, Tim Harrow never has fewer than how many guns?

5. According to the novel, how often do police use firearms to shoot criminals?

(see the answer key)

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