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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sniper do when he realizes that his enemy is dead?
(a) Calmly begins packing his things up.
(b) Drops to his knees.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Cries out joyfully.

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

3. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?
(a) A low wall at the edge of the roof.
(b) A chimney.
(c) A stairwell.
(d) An enclosed opening to the floor below.

4. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?
(a) Eagerness.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

5. What does the sniper take a risk to do after he finishes eating?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Reload his gun.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Talk to another soldier.

6. In what city does "The Sniper" take place?
(a) Galway.
(b) Belfast.
(c) Cork.
(d) Dublin.

7. What finally changes the way that the sniper is feeling?
(a) The death of the enemy sniper.
(b) The sounds of the battle beginning to fade.
(c) The death of the turret gunner.
(d) Being shot.

8. How does the sniper get off of the rooftop?
(a) By the ladder he has with him.
(b) By jumping to a lower building.
(c) Via a set of fire stairs.
(d) Through a skylight.

9. What does the sniper drop to the ground?
(a) His jacket.
(b) His field glasses.
(c) His revolver.
(d) His rifle.

10. How are the sniper's eyes described?
(a) Angry and eager.
(b) Confused and frightened.
(c) Intelligent and kind.
(d) Cold and fanatical.

11. What is the source of the sniper's respect for his fallen enemy?
(a) The man was a good shot.
(b) His religious respect for life.
(c) He can tell that his enemy was also a soldier.
(d) He is a fellow Irishman.

12. What is the first physical sensation the sniper feels in the place where he has been shot?
(a) A sharp shock.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Numbness, or absence.
(d) Overwhelming pain.

13. What bridge is near the sniper's position?
(a) Nine Arches.
(b) O'Connell.
(c) Craigavon.
(d) Lifford.

14. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?
(a) The soldiers are exhausted.
(b) The fighting is animalistic.
(c) The technology they have available is primitive.
(d) The air is thick with smoke from the British artillery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reader know the sniper's age?

2. How does the enemy sniper respond to the protagonist's ruse?

3. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?

4. What is the sniper eating?

5. What river is near the sniper's position?

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