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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. Over what distance does John Byam shoot when he kills his first British soldier?
(a) Two hundred paces
(b) Just a few feet
(c) Nearly one mile
(d) About four hundred rods

2. Although the unnamed man whose children find the "sweet" rifle in the attic of their new house finds it beautiful, he gets rid of it. Why?
(a) He already has a gun
(b) He needs money so he sells it
(c) His wife is afraid of guns
(d) He doesn't have a gun permit

3. Tim Harrow's mind is swirling with all of the following except?
(a) Information about the United States Constitution
(b) Information about literature
(c) Information about Christianity
(d) Information about guns

4. After John Byam shoots his first British soldier, what group does he join?
(a) The Black Sheep Squadron
(b) McNary's Rangers
(c) The Green Mountain Boys
(d) Washington's Bushwhackers

5. On the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what is the name of the part that holds the flint?
(a) The hammer
(b) The frizzen
(c) The bore
(d) The patch box

Short Answer Questions

1. Tim Harrow refers to the effect of bullet impact on game as...

2. How much money does Tim Harrow have hidden in his mobile home?

3. What do the colonials call Americans who do not want to gain independence from British rule?

4. Who first buys the "sweet" rifle from Cornish McManus?

5. What is the final operation in the construction of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

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