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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 object rekindles in Cornish McManus the desire to build a masterpiece of a rifle?
(a) A rough-sawn "blank" of curly maple
(b) A target shooting competition
(c) A woman's petticoat
(d) A newspaper article

2. What does Cornish McManus use to put the final finish and shine on his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Parkerizing
(b) Shellac
(c) Laquer
(d) Beeswax

3. What kills Tim Harrow?
(a) The police shoot him while raiding his motor home for guns
(b) Stomach cancer caused by drinking beer
(c) He's shot in the forehead by Harv Kline
(d) The British hang him as a traitor

4. When Richard Allen Mesington is eleven and twelve years old what is his favorite hobby?
(a) Building model airplanes and cars
(b) Training dogs
(c) Shooting a rifle
(d) Drawing

5. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of learning how to throw what kind of a baseball pitch?
(a) A clean dropping curve
(b) A fastball
(c) A strike
(d) A bodyline pitch

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is an infant, how does Richard Allen Mesington get Sissy to stop walking?

2. How quickly does Richard Allen Mesinger die after being shot?

3. What major world event transpires while Cornish McManus builds his "sweet" rifle?

4. Tim Harrow's vest has all of the following slogans except?

5. What happens to black powder if it is exposed to the air for a long period of time?

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