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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. How much does Tim Harrow pay for the "sweet" rifle when he buys it at an Arkansas gun show?
(a) Three thousand five hundred dollars
(b) Three hundred and fifty dollars
(c) Twenty-five dollars
(d) Two cases of beer

2. When was Richard Allen Mesington born?
(a) October 13, 1979
(b) In early 1993
(c) The novel doesn't say
(d) July 4, 1776

3. What material does Cornish McManus use to build the butt plate, the patch box, the keys, and the cap of this "sweet" rifle?
(a) Steel
(b) Curly maple
(c) Wood
(d) Brass

4. How much force does it take on the trigger to fire that "sweet" rifle that Cornish McManus builds?
(a) About three hundred pounds
(b) About three pounds
(c) About thirty pounds
(d) About three ounces

5. Why does Cornish McManus decide to sell his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Because he knows he can make another one
(b) He needs money so he can get married
(c) He needs money because he's an alcoholic
(d) Because it's not accurate

Short Answer Questions

1. With which relative is Richard Allen Mesington particularly close?

2. What clears the "mummified grease" (p. 92) from the touchhole of the "sweet" rifle?

3. When Richard Allen Mesington is fourteen years old he considers pursuing all of the following careers except?

4. What constituted the "door" to the powder magazine in Revolutionary War ships?

5. According to the novel, how many baseball games did Richard Allen Mesinger watch in an average year?

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