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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. On one occasion John Byam shoots how many British officers in just a few moments?
(a) Eleven
(b) Ten
(c) Three
(d) Two
2. When Cornish McManus test fires his rifle for accuracy, from what range does he choose to shoot?
(a) One hundred yards
(b) One thousand long steps
(c) Thirty long steps
(d) One hundred paces
3. How long does it take McNary's Rangers to travel from Philadelphia to New York?
(a) Six weeks
(b) A few days
(c) About six months
(d) Six hours
4. How much money does Tim Harrow have hidden in his mobile home?
(a) Only a few dollars
(b) None
(c) About twenty thousand dollars in cash and gold
(d) Over one million dollars in cash and gold
5. According to the novel, how often do police use firearms to shoot criminals?
(a) Once or twice a year
(b) Several times during an average career
(c) Almost never
(d) Almost every day
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the distance of the longest kill John Byam achieves during his time in New York?
2. How much does John Byam pay Cornish McManus in exchange for the "sweet" rifle?
3. Who trained Cornish McManus?
4. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?
5. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?
Short Essay Questions
1. Is the "sweet" rifle evil?
2. What aspect of Cornish McManus's personality, that John Waynewright dislikes, allows him to build a "sweet" rifle?
3. 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?
4. The cover image of several common editions of the book shows a highly-engraved flintlock rifle. Does the book describe the rifle as being engraved?
5. In reading the novel, do you think of the "sweet" Rifle as a character or as an object?
6. What was John Byam called in his day as a soldier? What would he be called today?
7. What types of uses is Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle put to during the novel?
8. Cornish McManus is astounded when his "sweet" rifle puts three balls into one ragged hole at thirty paces (about 75 feet) while shooting from a solid rest. By today's accuracy standards is McManus' rifle's performance astounding?
9. The novel spends many pages describing the construction of the rifle. Do you have a clear mental image of the processes involved in hand-making a muzzle-loading rifle?
10. Does the "sweet" rifle have a will of its own?
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