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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. According to the novel, what does a faster rate of spin do for a projectile?
(a) Makes it move faster
(b) Makes it more accurate
(c) Makes it hit harder
(d) Makes it move slower

2. Who first buys the "sweet" rifle from Cornish McManus?
(a) Harv Kline
(b) Richard Allen Mesinger
(c) Tim Harrow
(d) John Byam

3. According to the novel, how often do police use firearms to shoot criminals?
(a) Once or twice a year
(b) Several times during an average career
(c) Almost every day
(d) Almost never

4. What type of wood does Cornish McManus use to make the gun-stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Goncala Alves
(b) Curly maple
(c) Black oak
(d) American oak

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much force does it take on the trigger to fire that "sweet" rifle that Cornish McManus builds?

2. What does Sarah hope to do with John Byam's "sweet" rifle?

3. What kills most of the soldiers during the American Revolutionary War?

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

5. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?

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