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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 happens to John Byam's "sweet" rifle after he dies?
(a) It is stolen by a woman named Sarah
(b) It is given to another Revolutionary War soldier
(c) George Washington praises it in a speech
(d) It is put into a museum

2. What type of rifle is Cornish McManus's "sweet" rifle?
(a) A wheel lock
(b) A flintlock
(c) A matchlock
(d) A snaphaunce

3. Who trained Cornish McManus?
(a) Richard Allen Mesinger
(b) John Byam
(c) John Waynewright
(d) Joe Manton

4. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, the flint strikes a piece of metal called what?
(a) The frizzen
(b) The patch box
(c) The pan
(d) The hammer

5. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) He follows the British pattern
(b) He uses only half as much drop as normal
(c) He uses twice as much as normal
(d) There is no heel drop

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the novel, what does a faster rate of spin do for a projectile?

2. Who discovers the "sweet" rifle in 1993 in the attic of a house in Connecticut?

3. Where does Tim Harrow live?

4. Why does Cornish McManus decide to sell his "sweet" rifle?

5. Although he buys and sells guns constantly, Tim Harrow never has fewer than how many guns?

(see the answer key)

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