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

2. What kills most of the soldiers during the American Revolutionary War?
(a) Dysentery
(b) Cannon
(c) Rifles
(d) Snipers

3. What does Richard Allen Mesington do as a small child that frightens his parents?
(a) Likes to play with fire
(b) Plays with a gun
(c) Chases a bear in the forest around the family home
(d) Explores the forest around the family home

4. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of owing what kind of vehicle?
(a) A "Vespa" (p. 81)
(b) A "'Vette" (p. 81)
(c) A "Harley" (p. 81)
(d) A backhoe (p. 81)

5. In Cornish McManus' opinion, what is the most significant aspect of a rifle?
(a) Accuracy
(b) Beauty
(c) Weight
(d) Cost

Short Answer Questions

1. Cornish McManus establishes a gunsmith shop near what major city?

2. How many rifling grooves does Cornish McManus cut in the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?

3. What material does Cornish McManus use to build the butt plate, the patch box, the keys, and the cap of this "sweet" rifle?

4. What event in American history does Tim Harrow know the most about?

5. According to the novel, how common were firearms accidents prior to 1850?

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