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

2. In New York, John Byam often shoots and kills English soldiers in the opposite lines at what range?
(a) Byam doesn't shoot any English soldiers
(b) Fifteen feet
(c) About one mile
(d) Three hundred yards

3. How long does the "sweet" rifle stay loaded before it is finally discharged?
(a) 12 days
(b) 217 years
(c) 371 years
(d) 2 weeks

4. According to the novel, how fast does a black powder charge burn?
(a) About 1100 feet per second at sea level
(b) 186,000 miles per second
(c) 25,000 feet per second
(d) In about 1.45 seconds

5. What happens to John Byam's "sweet" rifle after he dies?
(a) It is stolen by a woman named Sarah
(b) It is put into a museum
(c) George Washington praises it in a speech
(d) It is given to another Revolutionary War soldier

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Richard Allen Mesinger doing at the moment he is killed?

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

3. John Waynewright spends most of his time studying what aspect of rifle construction?

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

5. What type of grease does Cornish McManus use to lubricate his patches?

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