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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. Tim Harrow's mind is swirling with all of the following except?
(a) Information about Christianity
(b) Information about literature
(c) Information about guns
(d) Information about the United States Constitution

2. According to the novel, how old was Richard Allen Mesinger "supposed" to be when he died?
(a) Old enough to know not to play with guns
(b) 74
(c) 60
(d) 14

3. At the novel's conclusion, who is the owner of the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Nobody--Harv Kline destroys it
(b) Harv Kline
(c) John Byam
(d) Tilson

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

5. How old is Richard Allen Mesington when his family buys their first television?
(a) Only a few weeks
(b) Fourteen
(c) Ten
(d) Twenty

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Richard Allen Mesington when he has his first crush on Peggy?

2. On one occasion John Byam shoots how many British officers in just a few moments?

3. What does Harv Kline do with the "sweet" rifle?

4. When Richard Allen Mesington is eleven and twelve years old what is his favorite hobby?

5. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what strikes a steel surface to fire the gun?

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