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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 type of soldiers does John Byam prefer to kill?
(a) American officers and sergeants
(b) British officers and sergeants
(c) British privates
(d) He doesn't kill any soldiers

2. Tim Harrow refers to the effect of bullet impact on game as...
(a) Bringin' home the bacon
(b) Spectacular
(c) E pluribus unum
(d) Hydraulic shock

3. Where does the "sweet" rifle remain from c. 1776 until 1993?
(a) In a museum
(b) In a carriage in a garage
(c) In the personal collection of Tim Harrow
(d) In an attic in a house in Connecticut

4. How many "sweet" rifles was an average gunsmith likely to make in their career?
(a) None
(b) Dozens
(c) One
(d) Hundreds

5. What does Tim Harrow call knives?
(a) Pig stickers
(b) My precious knives
(c) Edged weapons
(d) Shivs

Short Answer Questions

1. When the "sweet" rifle is first sold in 1993 as "just a piece of junk" (p. 52) how much does it sell for?

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

3. What color is the barrel for Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle when he is completely finished with it?

4. Why was curly maple so prized for gun-stocks?

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

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