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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cornish McManus use to put the final finish and shine on his "sweet" rifle?
(a) Beeswax
(b) Shellac
(c) Laquer
(d) Parkerizing

2. After Cornish McManus sells his "sweet" rifle to John Byam, what happens to him [McManus]?
(a) The Americans hang him as a traitor
(b) John Wainwright hires him again
(c) He joins McNary's Rangers
(d) The British hang him as a traitor

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

4. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?
(a) Master gunsmith
(b) Journeyman gunsmith
(c) Rifle gunsmith
(d) Apprentice gunsmith

5. What is the name of the hand tool that Cornish McManus used to cut the barrel channel into the stock of his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A mold
(b) A burr
(c) A rifling saw
(d) A bore punch

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the novel, how much would the "sweet" rifle be worth if its provenance were known and proved?

3. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, the flint strikes a piece of metal called what?

4. How does John Byam die?

5. According to the novel, what is the curve of a bullet's nose called?

Short Essay Questions

1. In reviewing John Byam's actions in the novel, would you consider him a hero?

2. What types of uses is Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle put to during the novel?

3. Why does John Byam kill the first British officer that he kills?

4. Does the "sweet" rifle have a will of its own?

5. What was the leading cause of death among American Revolutionary War soldiers?

6. The "sweet" rifle shoots a .40 caliber ball; most rifles of the period shot a much, much larger ball. Does the small caliber of the "sweet" rifle reduce its killing capability?

7. Why does it take Cornish McManus so long to build the "sweet" rifle?

8. What aspect of Cornish McManus's personality, that John Waynewright dislikes, allows him to build a "sweet" rifle?

9. What does John Byam use the "sweet" rifle for?

10. Describe the initial organization of McRary's Rangers.

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