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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the context in which it is used in "The Sniper," how is "draught" (96) pronounced?
(a) It rhymes with "out."
(b) It rhymes with "raft."
(c) It rhymes with "taught."
(d) It rhymes with "rocked."

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

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

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

5. At the end of the story, the reader learns that the story has been taking place on the corner of what street?
(a) Donnybrook.
(b) O'Connell.
(c) Christchurch.
(d) Lifford.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the sniper get off of the rooftop?

2. The sniper takes a "draught" (96) of his drink. What is a "draught" in this context?

3. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?

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

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

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