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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 long was Richard Allen Mesinger "supposed" to have lived?
(a) To age forty
(b) To age fourteen
(c) An additional 60 years
(d) Long enough to discover a genetic cure for cancer

2. What surprises Cornish McManus the most when first he test fires the rifle?
(a) The rifle kicks like a mule
(b) The rifle doesn't fire
(c) The rifle doesn't make very much noise
(d) Three shots go into the same hole on the target

3. When Richard Allen Mesington is fourteen years old he considers pursuing all of the following careers except?
(a) Major-league pitcher
(b) Soldier
(c) Doctor
(d) Teacher

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

5. When he is an infant, how does Richard Allen Mesington get Sissy to stop walking?
(a) He asks her to stop
(b) He sits down and cries
(c) He pulls her fur
(d) He says he'll tell his mom if she doesn't do what he says

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tim Harrow call knives?

2. How does Richard Allen Mesington get along with Harv Kline?

3. According to the novel, how fast is the rifle ball traveling when it hits Richard Allen Mesinger?

4. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?

5. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?

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