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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Christchurch.
(c) Lifford.
(d) O'Connell.

2. In order to fool his enemy, what does the sniper lift over the parapet?
(a) His hat.
(b) His head.
(c) His rifle.
(d) His jacket.

3. 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 streets immediately around him are quiet.
(c) He is very drunk.
(d) The battle seems to be over.

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

5. At what time of day does the story begin?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Mid-afternoon.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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