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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. About when were Harv Kline's two children born?
(a) 1993 and 1995
(b) 1776 and 1778
(c) 1982 and 1984
(d) 1865 and 1867
2. According to the novel, how much time elapses between the spark setting off the "sweet" rifle and Richard Allen Mesinger's death?
(a) Less than 1.5 days
(b) Less than 1.5 minutes
(c) Less than 1.5 seconds
(d) Less than 1.5 hours
3. Academically, how does Richard Allen Mesington perform?
(a) He is below average
(b) He is failing out of school
(c) He is a little above average
(d) He is a superior performer
4. In the novel, how many people actually fire the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Dozens and dozens
(b) Eighteen
(c) Two
(d) None
5. According to the novel, how old was Richard Allen Mesinger "supposed" to be when he died?
(a) 14
(b) 74
(c) 60
(d) Old enough to know not to play with guns
Short Answer Questions
1. In Missouri, one of Richard Allen Mesington's neighbors tells him stories about what historical world event?
2. What were prohibited in the powder magazine of Revolutionary War ships?
3. Why doesn't Richard Allen Mesington play with the next door neighbor Harv Kline's son?
4. What were the small boys called who hauled powder from the magazine to the cannon during the Revolutionary War?
5. According to the novel, what would Richard Allen Mesinger have done had he not been shot?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the chain of events that leads to the rifle being above Harv Kline's fireplace.
2. How does the rifle fire after 217 years?
3. Do you think that Harv Kline feels he got a fair exchange with Tim Harrow?
4. Was the "sweet" rifle fundamentally different from other rifles of the period?
5. Describe Richard Allen Mesinger's academic performance.
6. Why don't the Mesinger and the Kline children play together?
7. Describe Richard Allen Mesinger's early teenage life.
8. Imagine that you came into possession of the "sweet" rifle instead of Tilson. What would you do with the rifle if you did not know its history? What would you do with the rifle if you did know its history?
9. Throughout the 217 year history of the "sweet" rifle, what is it functionally used for?
10. What does Richard Allen Mesinger think about his neighbor Harv Kline's antique gun?
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