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

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

3. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?
(a) How close the sniper is to his own home.
(b) That the sniper has been assigned to a pointless task.
(c) That the sniper has mistakenly positioned himself in enemy territory.
(d) How close the sniper is to the heart of the battle.

4. How does the reader know the sniper's age?
(a) From the report of his thoughts.
(b) From the description of his eyes.
(c) From the description of the objects he has with him.
(d) From the description of his face.

5. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Fury.
(c) Regret.
(d) Boredom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?

3. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?

4. How are the sniper's eyes described?

5. What nearby area of the city is under heavy fire?

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