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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Waynewright spends most of his time studying what aspect of rifle construction?
(a) Engraving
(b) The process of rifling
(c) Stock fitting
(d) Improving the lock

2. How long does it take McNary's Rangers to travel from Philadelphia to New York?
(a) Six weeks
(b) About six months
(c) Six hours
(d) A few days

3. Over what distance does John Byam shoot when he kills his first British soldier?
(a) Just a few feet
(b) Two hundred paces
(c) About four hundred rods
(d) Nearly one mile

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

5. Where does the "sweet" rifle remain from c. 1776 until 1993?
(a) In an attic in a house in Connecticut
(b) In a museum
(c) In the personal collection of Tim Harrow
(d) In a carriage in a garage

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

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

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

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

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

11. How many rifling grooves does Cornish McManus cut in the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Thirteen
(b) Sixty-two
(c) One
(d) Four

12. Tim Harrow's vest has all of the following slogans except?
(a) Register criminals, not 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) If guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns.

13. What is the irregular mark called that is left on a bullet after it is cast?
(a) The bite
(b) The sprue
(c) Lucifer's footprint
(d) The burr

14. What is the name of the part of a flintlock rifle that holds the priming charge?
(a) The patch box
(b) The hammer
(c) The bolster
(d) The pan

15. Cornish McManus establishes a gunsmith shop near what major city?
(a) Salt Lake City
(b) New York
(c) Willow
(d) Philadelphia

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cornish McManus cast bullets that are a little too small for the rifle's bore?

2. During the Revolutionary war period a typical rifle was accurate at what distance?

3. What does Cornish McManus use to put the final finish and shine on his "sweet" rifle?

4. What is the name of the hand tool that Cornish McManus used to cut the barrel channel into the stock of his "sweet" rifle?

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

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