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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 do the colonials call Americans who do not want to gain independence from British rule?
(a) Georgites
(b) Scabs
(c) Loyalists
(d) Boers

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

3. How much does Harv Kline want to charge Tim Harrow for fixing his vehicle?
(a) $400
(b) $20
(c) Nothing
(d) $4,000

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

5. How many "sweet" rifles was an average gunsmith likely to make in their career?
(a) None
(b) Hundreds
(c) Dozens
(d) One

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the longitudinal exterior shape of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

3. What does rifling do for a rifle?

4. What does Cornish McManus use to put the final finish and shine on his "sweet" rifle?

5. According to the novel, what is the curve of a bullet's nose called?

(see the answer key)

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