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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Weapon, pages 33 to 66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah hope to do with John Byam's "sweet" rifle?
(a) Make copies of it
(b) Sell it for money
(c) Give it to one of her sons
(d) Use it to assassinate Colonel Bainbridge

2. According to the novel, what is the curve of a bullet's nose called?
(a) The snout
(b) The secant ogive
(c) Sugar loaf
(d) Hollow point

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

4. What tall tale does Tim Harrow make up about the "sweet" rifle that, unbeknownst to him, is actually true?
(a) That is was used to assassinate President Lincoln
(b) That it once was owned by Thomas Jefferson
(c) That is was used in the American Civil War
(d) That it was used in the American Revolutionary War

5. On one occasion John Byam shoots how many British officers in just a few moments?
(a) Eleven
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Ten

Short Answer Questions

1. British forces hang a farmer named Bainbridge because they find what hidden on his property?

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

3. How many "sweet" rifles was an average gunsmith likely to make in their career?

4. How long does it take Cornish McManus to manufacture the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?

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

(see the answer key)

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