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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Joining, and The Rifle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?
(a) The hammer
(b) The pan
(c) The bolster
(d) The patch box

2. What type of lock does Cornish McManus fit into his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A flintlock
(b) A Browning lock
(c) A padlock
(d) A match lock

3. What profession does Richard Allen Mesington first believe he will pursue?
(a) Politics
(b) A heavy equipment operator
(c) A United States Marine
(d) A veterinarian

4. How long does Sissy live?
(a) At least fifteen years
(b) She's killed by a car when she's just a puppy
(c) About six years after Richard Allen Mesington is born
(d) Four years

5. Most rifles of the American Revolutionary War period were .58 to .75 caliber. What caliber was Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) .66 caliber
(b) .40 caliber
(c) .58 caliber
(d) .75 caliber

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the "sweet" rifle stay loaded before it is finally discharged?

2. What object rekindles in Cornish McManus the desire to build a masterpiece of a rifle?

3. What does Richard Allen Mesington do as a small child that frightens his parents?

4. After John Byam, what act is never performed on the "sweet" rifle?

5. When does Richard Allen Mesinger die?

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