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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What material does Cornish McManus use to brown the exterior surface of a barrel?
(a) Cow's urine
(b) Saltwater
(c) Stain
(d) Shoe polish

2. Why does Cornish McManus choose a small caliber for his "sweet" rifle?
(a) As a protest against John Wainwright
(b) He only has a small barrel mandrel
(c) He doesn't know what he's doing
(d) In his experience, the smaller caliber is more accurate than the larger calibers

3. In his lifetime, how many times does Tim Harrow use a firearm to protect his life or property?
(a) Once
(b) Dozens of times
(c) Sixteen
(d) Zero

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

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

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

7. According to the novel, what is the curve of a bullet's nose called?
(a) Sugar loaf
(b) Hollow point
(c) The snout
(d) The secant ogive

8. How much force does it take on the trigger to fire that "sweet" rifle that Cornish McManus builds?
(a) About thirty pounds
(b) About three hundred pounds
(c) About three pounds
(d) About three ounces

9. Tim Harrow is enthralled with what hobby?
(a) Gun collecting
(b) Stamp collecting
(c) Reading comic books
(d) Knitting

10. Tim Harrow's vest has all of the following slogans except?
(a) If guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns.
(b) Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
(c) I'll give up my guns when you pry them from my cold, dead fingers.
(d) Register criminals, not guns.

11. Why does the unnamed gun collector buy the "sweet" rifle from an antique shop?
(a) To sell it at a gun show and make some money
(b) He wants to use it to shoot Richard Allen Mesinger
(c) To write a book about its history
(d) To donate it to a museum

12. What material does Cornish McManus use to build the butt plate, the patch box, the keys, and the cap of this "sweet" rifle?
(a) Curly maple
(b) Brass
(c) Steel
(d) Wood

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

14. Why does Tim Harrow stop in a small town in Missouri?
(a) His vehicle runs out of fuel
(b) He's meeting a gun smuggler
(c) He wants to do a little shooting on the town range
(d) His vehicle's fuel pump stops working

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the novel, how often do police use firearms to shoot criminals?

2. Who discovers the "sweet" rifle in 1993 in the attic of a house in Connecticut?

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

4. What color is the barrel for Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle when he is completely finished with it?

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

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