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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Joining, and The Rifle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Richard Allen Mesington's best friend?
(a) Dennis
(b) Cornish McManus
(c) Tilson
(d) Tim Harrow

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

3. According to the novel, what is the muzzle velocity of a black powder rifle's projectile?
(a) The speed of light
(b) 1,200 feet per second
(c) Mach 2
(d) About 30 long paces

4. How long does Richard Allen Mesington own the "sweet" rifle?
(a) For several years
(b) Only a few days
(c) He never owns it
(d) Only a few months

5. Most rifles of the American Revolutionary War period were .58 to .75 caliber. What caliber was Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) .75 caliber
(b) .58 caliber
(c) .40 caliber
(d) .66 caliber

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the hand tool that Cornish McManus used to cut the barrel channel into the stock of his "sweet" rifle?

2. What kills Tim Harrow?

3. What were prohibited in the powder magazine of Revolutionary War ships?

4. After John Byam shoots his first British soldier, what group does he join?

5. What does rifling do for a rifle?

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