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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. According to the novel, how fast is the rifle ball traveling when it hits Richard Allen Mesinger?
(a) About 30 long paces
(b) About 20 miles per hour
(c) Mach 2
(d) 1,000 feet per second

2. Cornish McManus establishes a gunsmith shop near what major city?
(a) New York
(b) Salt Lake City
(c) Philadelphia
(d) Willow

3. Why does Mrs. Kline put candles on the mantle?
(a) She's celebrating Halloween
(b) To heat up the "sweet" rifle
(c) She's trying to burn down the house
(d) To obscure Mr. Kline's velvet Elvis painting

4. When Richard Allen Mesington is seven years old his family moves to what state?
(a) Alabama
(b) Utah
(c) Texas
(d) Missouri

5. When the Mesington family moves away from Willow, Colorado, what state do they move to?
(a) Colorado
(b) Alabama
(c) Texas
(d) Utah

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Richard Allen Mesinger doing at the moment he is killed?

2. After John Byam, what act is never performed on the "sweet" rifle?

3. Who trained Cornish McManus?

4. How does Richard Allen Mesinger die?

5. When was Richard Allen Mesington born?

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