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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who first buys the "sweet" rifle from Cornish McManus?
(a) John Byam
(b) Richard Allen Mesinger
(c) Tim Harrow
(d) Harv Kline

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

4. How much does John Byam pay Cornish McManus in exchange for the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Six hundredweight of flour
(b) A year's worth of cured hides
(c) Two hundred guineas
(d) Two thousand dollars

5. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, the flint strikes a piece of metal called what?
(a) The pan
(b) The patch box
(c) The frizzen
(d) The hammer

6. What does Cornish McManus make out of rough-sawn "blanks"?
(a) Gun barrels
(b) Roofing shingles
(c) Pistol grips
(d) Gun-stocks

7. How much does Harv Kline want to charge Tim Harrow for fixing his vehicle?
(a) Nothing
(b) $20
(c) $4,000
(d) $400

8. Who repairs the fuel pump on Tim Harrow's mobile home?
(a) Harv Kline
(b) Cornish McManus
(c) Richard Allen Mesinger
(d) John Byam

9. What function does the tang perform on the rifle that Cornish McManus built?
(a) It holds the hammer to the lock
(b) It holds the bayonet
(c) It's used in sighting the rifle
(d) It helps holds the barrel to the stock

10. In New York, John Byam often shoots and kills English soldiers in the opposite lines at what range?
(a) About one mile
(b) Fifteen feet
(c) Three hundred yards
(d) Byam doesn't shoot any English soldiers

11. After buying the "sweet" rifle, what is the first thing John Byam uses it for?
(a) As a tool to hold down barbed wire while crossing a fence
(b) Shooting a bear
(c) Shooting a British officer
(d) Showing off to a girl

12. Most rifles of the American Revolutionary War period were .58 to .75 caliber. What caliber was Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) .66 caliber
(b) .58 caliber
(c) .40 caliber
(d) .75 caliber

13. How much powder does Cornish McManus use when he shoots his "sweet" rifle?
(a) 217 grains
(b) The amount that normally would be used for a .40 caliber rifle.
(c) The amount that normally would be used for a .50 caliber rifle.
(d) A handful

14. Who discovers the "sweet" rifle in 1993 in the attic of a house in Connecticut?
(a) Two children of the house's new owner
(b) An antiques dealer
(c) Richard Allen Mesinger
(d) Tim Harrow

15. Harv Kline agrees to fix Tim Harrow's vehicle in exchange for what?
(a) A kiss from Harrow's wife
(b) A motorcycle
(c) The "sweet" rifle and a velvet painting of Elvis Presley
(d) A case of beer

Short Answer Questions

1. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?

2. What is the final operation in the construction of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

3. What is the irregular mark called that is left on a bullet after it is cast?

4. What type of lock does Cornish McManus fit into his "sweet" rifle?

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

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