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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. From age nine to ten, Richard Allen Mesington believes he will pursue which profession?
(a) Law
(b) Airplane pilot
(c) Medicine
(d) Veterinary science

2. What happened to Harv Kline after Richard Allen Mesinger's death?
(a) He became an alcoholic
(b) The British soldiers hung him also
(c) He went to jail for murder
(d) He fled the country and lived in Bermuda

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

4. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?
(a) Master gunsmith
(b) Rifle gunsmith
(c) Apprentice gunsmith
(d) Journeyman gunsmith

5. What clears the "mummified grease" (p. 92) from the touchhole of the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Harv Kline's cigarette melts it
(b) A candle flame melts it
(c) John Byam pricks it with a needle
(d) Tim Harrow removes it while cleaning the rifle

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?

2. When Richard Allen Mesington is eleven and twelve years old what is his favorite hobby?

3. What function does the tang perform on the rifle that Cornish McManus built?

4. What kills most of the soldiers during the American Revolutionary War?

5. How much does Harv Kline want to charge Tim Harrow for fixing his vehicle?

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