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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. Why was curly maple so prized for gun-stocks?
(a) Because it was commonly available
(b) Because of its great strength and beauty
(c) Because it was easy to work with
(d) Because it was inexpensive

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

3. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Steel wool
(b) Emery paper
(c) Cow's urine
(d) A rag soaked in lard and very fine strained sand

4. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?
(a) The bolster
(b) The patch box
(c) The hammer
(d) The pan

5. What is the name of the hand tool that Cornish McManus used to cut the barrel channel into the stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A burr
(b) A rifling saw
(c) A mold
(d) A bore punch

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cornish McManus make out of rough-sawn "blanks"?

2. What color is the barrel for Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle when he is completely finished with it?

3. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?

4. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, the flint strikes a piece of metal called what?

5. Who built the rifle discussed in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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