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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. British forces hang a farmer named Bainbridge because they find what hidden on his property?
(a) Cannon powder and lead
(b) The "sweet" rifle that McManus built
(c) American coinage
(d) A psychiatric evaluation

2. During the Revolutionary war period, rifles that were very accurate were described by what adjective?
(a) Gilt-edged
(b) Perfect
(c) Sweet
(d) Hot

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

4. 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 rough-sawn "blank" of curly maple
(d) A newspaper article

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

6. What happens to John Byam's "sweet" rifle after he dies?
(a) It is given to another Revolutionary War soldier
(b) George Washington praises it in a speech
(c) It is put into a museum
(d) It is stolen by a woman named Sarah

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

8. How does John Byam die?
(a) He dies of dysentery
(b) He shoots himself by accident while cleaning his rifle
(c) He is shot by the British during a skirmish
(d) He is hung by the Americans for desertion

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

10. 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) The British hang him as a traitor
(d) Stomach cancer caused by drinking beer

11. According to the novel, how much would the "sweet" rifle be worth if its provenance were known and proved?
(a) It would be priceless
(b) $700
(c) $350
(d) $10,000 - $15,000

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

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

14. What is the distance of the longest kill John Byam achieves during his time in New York?
(a) 30 long paces
(b) One nautical mile
(c) 100 yards
(d) 400 yards

15. What is Tim Harrow doing when he hears about the bloody end of the Waco Siege on 19 April 1993?
(a) Driving through Missouri
(b) Discovering a genetic cure for heart disease
(c) Being arrested for public intoxication
(d) Cleaning McManus' "sweet" rifle

Short Answer Questions

1. After Cornish McManus sells his "sweet" rifle to John Byam, what happens to him [McManus]?

2. Who first buys the "sweet" rifle from Cornish McManus?

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

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

5. What does Sarah hope to do with John Byam's "sweet" rifle?

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