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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 given to another Revolutionary War soldier
(b) George Washington praises it in a speech
(c) It is put into a museum
(d) It is stolen by a woman named Sarah
2. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?
(a) Apprentice gunsmith
(b) Journeyman gunsmith
(c) Master gunsmith
(d) Rifle gunsmith
3. Where does the "sweet" rifle remain from c. 1776 until 1993?
(a) In a museum
(b) In an attic in a house in Connecticut
(c) In the personal collection of Tim Harrow
(d) In a carriage in a garage
4. What function does the tang perform on the rifle that Cornish McManus built?
(a) It holds the hammer to the lock
(b) It holds the bayonet
(c) It helps holds the barrel to the stock
(d) It's used in sighting the rifle
5. What type of wood does Cornish McManus use to make the gun-stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Goncala Alves
(b) American oak
(c) Curly maple
(d) Black oak
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. How much does Tim Harrow tell Harv Kline the "sweet" rifle is worth?
3. Who discovers the "sweet" rifle in 1993 in the attic of a house in Connecticut?
4. During the Revolutionary war period, rifles that were very accurate were described by what adjective?
5. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?
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