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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. Why doesn't Richard Allen Mesington tell Peggy that he loves her?
(a) Because she is much older than he is
(b) He is debilitatingly shy
(c) He already has a jealous girlfiend in Sarah
(d) He is homosexual

2. Who is Richard Allen Mesington's first girlfriend?
(a) Tilson
(b) Sissy
(c) Sarah
(d) Peggy

3. After John Byam shoots his first British soldier, what group does he join?
(a) The Black Sheep Squadron
(b) Washington's Bushwhackers
(c) The Green Mountain Boys
(d) McNary's Rangers

4. How does John Byam die?
(a) He dies of dysentery
(b) He is hung by the Americans for desertion
(c) He shoots himself by accident while cleaning his rifle
(d) He is shot by the British during a skirmish

5. How long does Richard Allen Mesington own the "sweet" rifle?
(a) He never owns it
(b) Only a few days
(c) Only a few months
(d) For several years

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Richard Allen Mesington's best friend?

2. Who first buys the "sweet" rifle from Cornish McManus?

3. For what did sailing ships in the Revolutionary War use black power?

4. Tim Harrow refers to the effect of bullet impact on game as...

5. When the "sweet" rifle is first sold in 1993 as "just a piece of junk" (p. 52) how much does it sell for?

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