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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. Why does Cornish McManus decide to sell his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Because it's not accurate
(b) Because he knows he can make another one
(c) He needs money because he's an alcoholic
(d) He needs money so he can get married

2. Tim Harrow's vest has all of the following slogans except?
(a) Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
(b) I'll give up my guns when you pry them from my cold, dead fingers.
(c) Register criminals, not guns.
(d) If guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns.

3. What is the distance of the longest kill John Byam achieves during his time in New York?
(a) 30 long paces
(b) 100 yards
(c) 400 yards
(d) One nautical mile

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

5. Who built the rifle discussed in the novel?
(a) John Waynewright
(b) John Byam
(c) Cornish McManus
(d) Joe Manton

Short Answer Questions

1. John Waynewright often complains that Cornish McManus is too what?

2. After John Byam shoots his first British soldier, what group does he join?

3. According to the novel, what is the curve of a bullet's nose called?

4. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what strikes a steel surface to fire the gun?

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

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