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

2. What does Harv Kline do with the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Takes it hunting
(b) Sells it to an antique shop
(c) Uses it to shoot British officers and sergeants
(d) Hangs it over the fireplace

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

4. Why does Tim Harrow stop in a small town in Missouri?
(a) His vehicle runs out of fuel
(b) His vehicle's fuel pump stops working
(c) He's meeting a gun smuggler
(d) He wants to do a little shooting on the town range

5. What is Tim Harrow doing when he hears about the bloody end of the Waco Siege on 19 April 1993?
(a) Being arrested for public intoxication
(b) Driving through Missouri
(c) Discovering a genetic cure for heart disease
(d) Cleaning McManus' "sweet" rifle

Short Answer Questions

1. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?

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?

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

4. What material does Cornish McManus use to brown the exterior surface of a barrel?

5. What does Cornish McManus make out of rough-sawn "blanks"?

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