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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. Richard Allen Mesington dreams of learning how to throw what kind of a baseball pitch?
(a) A fastball
(b) A clean dropping curve
(c) A strike
(d) A bodyline pitch

2. About when were Harv Kline's two children born?
(a) 1865 and 1867
(b) 1993 and 1995
(c) 1982 and 1984
(d) 1776 and 1778

3. Why doesn't Richard Allen Mesington play with the next door neighbor Harv Kline's son?
(a) Harv Kline's son is too old
(b) Harv Kline's son is too young
(c) Harv Kline's son doesn't like guns
(d) Harv Kline's son drowned as an infant

4. What happens to John Byam's "sweet" rifle after he dies?
(a) It is stolen by a woman named Sarah
(b) It is put into a museum
(c) George Washington praises it in a speech
(d) It is given to another Revolutionary War soldier

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah hope to do with John Byam's "sweet" rifle?

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

3. According to the novel, how fast does a black powder charge burn?

4. After Cornish McManus sells his "sweet" rifle to John Byam, what happens to him [McManus]?

5. From what ailment did Richard Allen Mesington suffer as an infant?

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