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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?
(a) He sets off a bomb.
(b) He is shot at.
(c) Nothing: he gets away with it.
(d) He has to kill another civilian.

2. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?
(a) Shoots wildly with no clear target.
(b) Shoots his enemy's body a second time.
(c) Aims it at his own head.
(d) Throws it down onto the rooftop.

3. What do the Free Staters want?
(a) A united Ireland under British rule.
(b) A united Ireland under Irish rule.
(c) A divided Ireland, one part ruled by Ireland, one part ruled by Britain.
(d) A united Ireland under joint rule between the British and the Irish.

4. Where is the enemy sniper located?
(a) On the same rooftop as the protagonist.
(b) In an armored car.
(c) On the rooftop across the street.
(d) In an alley next to the building the protagonist is on.

5. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?
(a) To show a white flag.
(b) He needs to risk it in order to get his gun.
(c) To make it look like he has been shot.
(d) He is unaware that he has done so.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Sniper"?

2. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?

3. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?

4. What nearby area of the city is under heavy fire?

5. When the enemy sniper is "silhouetted" (98), what is true?

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