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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Cornish McManus use to put the final finish and shine on his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Beeswax
(b) Laquer
(c) Shellac
(d) Parkerizing

4. In Cornish McManus' opinion, what is the most significant aspect of a rifle?
(a) Beauty
(b) Weight
(c) Cost
(d) Accuracy

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

6. What color is the barrel for Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle when he is completely finished with it?
(a) Neary black
(b) He leaves it in the white
(c) A deep blue
(d) A deep plum-brown

7. What type of rifle is Cornish McManus's "sweet" rifle?
(a) A flintlock
(b) A wheel lock
(c) A matchlock
(d) A snaphaunce

8. Tim Harrow is honorably discharged from which branch of the armed forces?
(a) The army
(b) The air force
(c) The Marines
(d) The navy

9. What type of lock does Cornish McManus fit into his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A flintlock
(b) A match lock
(c) A padlock
(d) A Browning lock

10. What type of wood does Cornish McManus use to make the gun-stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) American oak
(b) Curly maple
(c) Black oak
(d) Goncala Alves

11. According to the novel, how often do police use firearms to shoot criminals?
(a) Several times during an average career
(b) Almost never
(c) Almost every day
(d) Once or twice a year

12. When the "sweet" rifle is first sold in 1993 as "just a piece of junk" (p. 52) how much does it sell for?
(a) It's not sold but traded for a painting of Elvis Presley
(b) Twenty-five dollars
(c) Twenty-five cents
(d) Two thousand dollars

13. Although he buys and sells guns constantly, Tim Harrow never has fewer than how many guns?
(a) Two or three hundred
(b) Two
(c) One rifle, one pistol, and one shotgun
(d) Twenty-five or thirty

14. According to the novel, what does a faster rate of spin do for a projectile?
(a) Makes it more accurate
(b) Makes it move faster
(c) Makes it hit harder
(d) Makes it move slower

15. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Steel wool
(b) Emery paper
(c) Cow's urine
(d) A rag soaked in lard and very fine strained sand

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the novel, what is the curve of a bullet's nose called?

3. If Tim Harrow shot and killed someone who was attempting to burglarize his home, how would he likely refer to his action?

4. Why does Cornish McManus choose a small caliber for his "sweet" rifle?

5. Tim Harrow's vest has all of the following slogans except?

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