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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What major world event transpires while Cornish McManus builds his "sweet" rifle?
(a) The American Civil War
(b) World War I (The Great War)
(c) The attacks of 9-11
(d) The American Revolutionary War

3. How long does it take Cornish McManus to manufacture the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Four hours
(b) Two years
(c) He doesn't manufacture it--he buys it
(d) Six months

4. What is the longitudinal exterior shape of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) Square
(b) Octagonal
(c) Hexagonal
(d) Round

5. Who built the rifle discussed in the novel?
(a) Cornish McManus
(b) John Waynewright
(c) John Byam
(d) Joe Manton

6. What event in American history does Tim Harrow know the most about?
(a) The 9-11 terror attacks
(b) Custer's last stand
(c) The Gettysburg Address
(d) The amphibious assault on Tarawa

7. On the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what is the name of the part that holds the flint?
(a) The hammer
(b) The patch box
(c) The frizzen
(d) The bore

8. What is John Byam paid for joining a volunteer unit in fighting against the British?
(a) Forty cents a day
(b) A saddle, cup, spoon, bowl, powder, and lead
(c) Nothing
(d) Two hundred dollars

9. What tall tale does Tim Harrow make up about the "sweet" rifle that, unbeknownst to him, is actually true?
(a) That it once was owned by Thomas Jefferson
(b) That is was used to assassinate President Lincoln
(c) That it was used in the American Revolutionary War
(d) That is was used in the American Civil War

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

11. When Cornish McManus test fires his rifle for accuracy, from what range does he choose to shoot?
(a) One thousand long steps
(b) Thirty long steps
(c) One hundred yards
(d) One hundred paces

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

13. Although the unnamed man whose children find the "sweet" rifle in the attic of their new house finds it beautiful, he gets rid of it. Why?
(a) He doesn't have a gun permit
(b) His wife is afraid of guns
(c) He needs money so he sells it
(d) He already has a gun

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

15. Where does Tim Harrow live?
(a) He is homeless
(b) In a trailer park in New York
(c) In Arkansas
(d) In a motor home that is always on the move

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?

2. How much does John Byam pay Cornish McManus in exchange for the "sweet" rifle?

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

4. Why does the unnamed gun collector buy the "sweet" rifle from an antique shop?

5. After buying the "sweet" rifle for twenty-five dollars, for how much does the antique store owner sell the weapon?

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