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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Weapon, pages 3 to 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does John Byam pay Cornish McManus in exchange for the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Two thousand dollars
(b) Six hundredweight of flour
(c) Two hundred guineas
(d) A year's worth of cured hides

2. What type of rifle is Cornish McManus's "sweet" rifle?
(a) A matchlock
(b) A wheel lock
(c) A snaphaunce
(d) A flintlock

3. What is the irregular mark called that is left on a bullet after it is cast?
(a) The burr
(b) The sprue
(c) The bite
(d) Lucifer's footprint

4. What material does Cornish McManus use to build the butt plate, the patch box, the keys, and the cap of this "sweet" rifle?
(a) Steel
(b) Wood
(c) Brass
(d) Curly maple

5. During the Revolutionary war period a typical rifle was accurate at what distance?
(a) 1,000 yards
(b) 50 to 60 yards
(c) 100 yards
(d) 50 feet

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What surprises Cornish McManus the most when first he test fires the rifle?

3. Who built the rifle discussed in the novel?

4. What is the twist rate of the rifling of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

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

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