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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Tim Harrow doing when he hears about the bloody end of the Waco Siege on 19 April 1993?
2. During the Revolutionary war period, rifles that were very accurate were described by what adjective?
3. What type of soldiers does John Byam prefer to kill?
4. According to the novel, how often do police use firearms to shoot criminals?
5. What type of wood does Cornish McManus use to make the gun-stock of his "sweet" rifle?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does John Byam offer so much wealth in exchange for Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
2. How long does Cornish McManus own his "sweet" rifle before he sells it?
3. Describe the initial organization of McRary's Rangers.
4. In reviewing John Byam's actions in the novel, would you consider him a hero?
5. 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?
6. Cornish McManus is a superb gunsmith with great vision and skill. Describe his shooting ability.
7. 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?
8. Why do the British hang Cornish McManus?
9. What does John Byam use the "sweet" rifle for?
10. Do you think that John Waynewright would have valued Cornish McManus's "sweet" rifle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the novel "need" to have the accidental discharge come from an old muzzle-loading, black powder rifle? Wouldn't the novel work just as well with an AK-47 hanging above Kline's mantel? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, the black powder rifle discharges after 217 of being loaded. Is this credible? Or is it merely a piece of melodrama to establish a political opinion within the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Of the major characters in the novel (Cornish McManus, John Byam, Tim Harrow, Harv Kline, and Richard Allen Mesinger), are any of them villains? If not, why not. If so, who is a villain and why do you consider them to be a villain?
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