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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Sniper".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the enemy sniper respond to the protagonist's ruse?
(a) He yells something at the protagonist.
(b) He drops his rifle.
(c) He shoots.
(d) He surrenders.

2. What word (or a variation of it) is repeated several times after the sniper is shot?
(a) Broken.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Dead.
(d) Ireland.

3. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?
(a) Loudly.
(b) In brief bursts with no regular pattern.
(c) Continuously.
(d) With a deep reverberating sound.

4. Why does the enemy sniper stand up and expose his position?
(a) He is startled by shooting in the street.
(b) He believes that the protagonist will honor the white flag.
(c) He believes the protagonist to be dead.
(d) He is ready to give up.

5. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?
(a) Regret.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Fury.
(d) Boredom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first physical sensation the sniper feels in the place where he has been shot?

2. What can readers infer about the sniper's revolver?

3. What do the Free Staters want?

4. In what city does "The Sniper" take place?

5. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?

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