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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) Improving the lock
(c) The process of rifling
(d) Stock fitting

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

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

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

5. John Waynewright often complains that Cornish McManus is too what?
(a) Stupid
(b) Artistic
(c) Strong
(d) Lazy

6. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, the flint strikes a piece of metal called what?
(a) The frizzen
(b) The pan
(c) The patch box
(d) The hammer

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

8. 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) .58 caliber
(d) .40 caliber

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

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

11. What do the colonials call Americans who do not want to gain independence from British rule?
(a) Georgites
(b) Scabs
(c) Boers
(d) Loyalists

12. What type of shot is Cornish McManus?
(a) McManus is a bad shot
(b) McManus is a crack shot
(c) McManus never shoots a gun in the novel
(d) McManus is an average shot

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

14. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) He uses twice as much as normal
(b) There is no heel drop
(c) He uses only half as much drop as normal
(d) He follows the British pattern

15. After buying the "sweet" rifle for twenty-five dollars, for how much does the antique store owner sell the weapon?
(a) Twenty thousand dollars
(b) Two thousand dollars
(c) Two hundred dollars
(d) Two hundred thousand dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of lock does Cornish McManus fit into his "sweet" rifle?

2. Over what distance does John Byam shoot when he kills his first British soldier?

3. Tim Harrow is enthralled with what hobby?

4. What is the twist rate of the rifling of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

5. When the "sweet" rifle is first sold in 1993 as "just a piece of junk" (p. 52) how much does it sell for?

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