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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comes into focus as the narrative moves closer to World War II?
(a) Harassment of Southern blacks.
(b) Persecution of Jews.
(c) Government overreach.
(d) Persecution of Native Americans.

2. Who gives Henry Bowman his first guns?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His grandfather.

3. Where does Ray Johnson live?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Kentucky.

4. Who did Ad Topperwine work for?
(a) Winchester guns.
(b) Winchester, CT police.
(c) Dorchester, MA police.
(d) The FBI.

5. Where was Cameron Wilcox involved in a veterans' march?
(a) Pensacola, FL.
(b) San Francisco, CA.
(c) New York.
(d) Washington D.C.

6. For what topic does the first chapter "Seeds" lay the foundation for?
(a) Postmodern political regulations.
(b) Modern gun culture.
(c) Modern legal theory.
(d) Modern terrorism.

7. When does Irwin Mann have to flee?
(a) When the resistance fails.
(b) When Nazis come to his home.
(c) When federal agents come to his home.
(d) When his unit is ambushed.

8. How did Max Collins escape after the wreck?
(a) He shot the commander looking for him.
(b) He hid in the bushes.
(c) He stayed with a family.
(d) He hopped a train.

9. What is Ray Johnson's passion?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Horseback riding.
(c) Running.
(d) Flying.

10. What is Ross emphasizing by placing his focus on this narrative?
(a) The right to own guns.
(b) The need to regulate gun ownership.
(c) The danger of gun ownership.
(d) The importance of gun ownership.

11. How does Irwin Mann learn to use weapons?
(a) He learns in the Army.
(b) He teaches himself.
(c) He learns from a Nazi officer.
(d) He learned as a child.

12. What dream is Ray Johnson cherishing when he starts to work?
(a) An African safari.
(b) Hunting with falcons.
(c) Hunting in the Rockies.
(d) A guided hunting trip in Russia.

13. Where is Ray Johnson graduating from in 1959?
(a) NYU.
(b) Cornell University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Harvard University.

14. What big blow does Henry Bowman suffer as a teenager?
(a) A car wreck.
(b) A hunting accident.
(c) His father dying of cancer.
(d) His parents divorce.

15. Who designed the weapon Ad Topperwine is testing?
(a) Samuel Colt.
(b) Smith & Wesson.
(c) John Browning.
(d) Simon Winchester.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does World War II find Max Collins?

2. What theme runs through the first chapter?

3. What opposition do the court cases set up?

4. Henry Bowman travels around to ______________.

5. What does Henry Bowman learn a lot about?

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