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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 was Richard Allen Mesington's first pet dog named?
(a) Peggy
(b) Sarah
(c) Sissy
(d) Bughoe

2. What is the twist rate of the rifling of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) One turn in six inches
(b) One turn in thirty-five inches
(c) It doesn't twist
(d) One turn in thirty-five yards

3. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) He follows the British pattern
(b) He uses twice as much as normal
(c) There is no heel drop
(d) He uses only half as much drop as normal

4. On one occasion John Byam shoots how many British officers in just a few moments?
(a) Ten
(b) Three
(c) Eleven
(d) Two

5. What kills Tim Harrow?
(a) The British hang him as a traitor
(b) He's shot in the forehead by Harv Kline
(c) The police shoot him while raiding his motor home for guns
(d) Stomach cancer caused by drinking beer

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the colonials call Americans who do not want to gain independence from British rule?

2. How much force does it take on the trigger to fire that "sweet" rifle that Cornish McManus builds?

3. Who discovers the "sweet" rifle in 1993 in the attic of a house in Connecticut?

4. How much does Tim Harrow pay for the "sweet" rifle when he buys it at an Arkansas gun show?

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

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