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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 chimney.
(c) An enclosed opening to the floor below.
(d) A low wall at the edge of the roof.

2. "His enemy had been hit" (98) is an example of what technique?
(a) Passive voice.
(b) Charged language.
(c) Honorific diction.
(d) Parallelism.

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

4. Why does the sniper decide that it is safe to move from the rooftop?
(a) The enemy sniper was the only serious danger to him.
(b) The battle seems to be over.
(c) He is very drunk.
(d) The streets immediately around him are quiet.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?

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

4. Why is the sniper eating?

5. What complicates the sniper's final shot?

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