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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?
(a) He knows that the street may be mined.
(b) He crosses the street.
(c) He has to pass by a group of civilians.
(d) The body is in the opposite direction from his route back to his commander.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After he is wounded, the sniper feels a "paroxysm" of pain. What kind of pain is he feeling?

2. "His enemy had been hit" (98) is an example of what technique?

3. What does the sniper take a risk to do after he finishes eating?

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

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

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