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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. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) He uses only half as much drop as normal
(b) He uses twice as much as normal
(c) There is no heel drop
(d) He follows the British pattern

2. Why does Cornish McManus cast bullets that are a little too small for the rifle's bore?
(a) Because he doesn't know what he's doing
(b) So they can be loaded quickly
(c) So they can be used with a patch
(d) So they will be inaccurate

3. What is the twist rate of the rifling of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) One turn in thirty-five yards
(b) One turn in thirty-five inches
(c) One turn in six inches
(d) It doesn't twist

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

5. What type of shot is Cornish McManus?
(a) McManus is a bad shot
(b) McManus is an average shot
(c) McManus is a crack shot
(d) McManus never shoots a gun in the novel

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Revolutionary war period a typical rifle was accurate at what distance?

2. What type of rifle is Cornish McManus's "sweet" rifle?

3. Why was curly maple so prized for gun-stocks?

4. Cornish McManus establishes a gunsmith shop near what major city?

5. What is the irregular mark called that is left on a bullet after it is cast?

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