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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Henry Bowman learn a lot about?
(a) Breeds of horses.
(b) Types of guns.
(c) Inventors of guns.
(d) Historical figures.

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

4. What is the outcome of the case Ray Johnson takes for Pedro Gutierrez?
(a) $500,000 settlement.
(b) No settlement.
(c) $7 million settlement.
(d) $70 million settlement.

5. What did Walter Bowman make during the war?
(a) A high-precision gun sight.
(b) An airplane engine.
(c) A specialized biplane.
(d) A specialized semi-automatic rifle.

6. What law was repealed during the first chapter "Seeds"?
(a) The Equal Rights Amendment.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) Jim Crow laws.
(d) The Homestead Act.

7. Ray Johnson's degree was in ___________.
(a) Political science.
(b) Animal husbandry.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Law.

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

9. How did this blow affect Henry Bowman?
(a) He continued as a strong student.
(b) He turned into an angry introvert.
(c) He lost his respect for authority.
(d) He began to be violent.

10. Who is Max Collins?
(a) Zofia's professor.
(b) Zofia's murderer.
(c) Zofia's husband.
(d) Zofia's brother-in-law.

11. What genre is 'Unintended Consequences'?
(a) Memoir.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Historical fiction.

12. What talent saved Max Collins?
(a) Orienteering.
(b) Hotwiring.
(c) Tracking.
(d) Sharp shooting.

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

14. What opposition do the court cases set up?
(a) Between private citizens and government agents.
(b) Between the federal government and gun culture.
(c) Between gun owners and gun manufacturers.
(d) Between law enforcement and gun owners.

15. Henry Bowman travels around to ______________.
(a) Hunting grounds.
(b) Riding competitions.
(c) Rodeos.
(d) Shooting matches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Harold Gaines live?

2. Max Collins is the sole survivor of _____________.

3. What element in the story is taking place in the second chapter?

4. Henry Bowman's father tells Henry that he might have to protect ___________.

5. What comes into focus as the narrative moves closer to World War II?

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