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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. Why does Cornish McManus decide to sell his "sweet" rifle?
(a) He needs money because he's an alcoholic
(b) Because he knows he can make another one
(c) He needs money so he can get married
(d) Because it's not accurate

2. What is Tim Harrow doing when he hears about the bloody end of the Waco Siege on 19 April 1993?
(a) Cleaning McManus' "sweet" rifle
(b) Driving through Missouri
(c) Being arrested for public intoxication
(d) Discovering a genetic cure for heart disease

3. Tim Harrow refers to the effect of bullet impact on game as...
(a) E pluribus unum
(b) Spectacular
(c) Hydraulic shock
(d) Bringin' home the bacon

4. After Cornish McManus sells his "sweet" rifle to John Byam, what happens to him [McManus]?
(a) He joins McNary's Rangers
(b) John Wainwright hires him again
(c) The British hang him as a traitor
(d) The Americans hang him as a traitor

5. When the "sweet" rifle is first sold in 1993 as "just a piece of junk" (p. 52) how much does it sell for?
(a) Two thousand dollars
(b) It's not sold but traded for a painting of Elvis Presley
(c) Twenty-five cents
(d) Twenty-five dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Revolutionary war period a typical rifle was accurate at what distance?

2. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?

3. Most rifles of the American Revolutionary War period were .58 to .75 caliber. What caliber was Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

4. How many rifling grooves does Cornish McManus cut in the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?

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

(see the answer key)

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