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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the sniper drinking?
(a) Milk.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

2. 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) An enclosed opening to the floor below.
(c) A stairwell.
(d) A chimney.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day does the story begin?

2. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?

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

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

5. What does the sniper do when he realizes that the old woman is an informant?

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