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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 Harv Kline do with the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Takes it hunting
(b) Hangs it over the fireplace
(c) Sells it to an antique shop
(d) Uses it to shoot British officers and sergeants

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

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

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

5. After John Byam shoots his first British soldier, what group does he join?
(a) McNary's Rangers
(b) The Black Sheep Squadron
(c) The Green Mountain Boys
(d) Washington's Bushwhackers

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of heel drop does Cornish McManus use on the butt stock of his "sweet" rifle?

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

3. After buying the "sweet" rifle, what is the first thing John Byam uses it for?

4. Tim Harrow's vest has all of the following slogans except?

5. What type of shot is Cornish McManus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cornish McManus decide to sell the "sweet" rifle, one of his most-cherished possessions?

2. Do you think that John Byam "got his money's worth" out of the "sweet" rifle?

3. Why does John Byam offer so much wealth in exchange for Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

4. The last time he loaded his rifle, John Byam used an extraordinary amount of care during the process. Do you think he always was so careful when loading?

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

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

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

8. What was John Byam called in his day as a soldier? What would he be called today?

9. Describe how life in the American army forces is presented in the novel.

10. Imagine you are the "sweet" rifle. Who would you rather be owned by--Cornish McManus or John Byam?

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