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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Tim Harrow tell Harv Kline the "sweet" rifle is worth?
(a) About $150,000 to the right buyer
(b) $700
(c) Over one million dollars
(d) Nothing

2. 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) Showing off to a girl
(d) Shooting a British officer

3. Who trained Cornish McManus?
(a) Joe Manton
(b) John Waynewright
(c) John Byam
(d) Richard Allen Mesinger

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

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

6. What type of grease does Cornish McManus use to lubricate his patches?
(a) Hoppe's #9
(b) Axle grease
(c) Rancid butter
(d) Bear grease

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What object rekindles in Cornish McManus the desire to build a masterpiece of a rifle?
(a) A target shooting competition
(b) A woman's petticoat
(c) A newspaper article
(d) A rough-sawn "blank" of curly maple

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much force does it take on the trigger to fire that "sweet" rifle that Cornish McManus builds?

2. John Waynewright spends most of his time studying what aspect of rifle construction?

3. In his lifetime, how many times does Tim Harrow use a firearm to protect his life or property?

4. What function does the tang perform on the rifle that Cornish McManus built?

5. Why does Cornish McManus decide to sell his "sweet" rifle?

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