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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complicates the sniper's final shot?
(a) The glare and noise.
(b) The distance and his pain.
(c) His confusion and fear.
(d) His hunger and fatigue.

2. What causes the sniper to calm himself and get back to his job?
(a) He sees that the sun is nearly up.
(b) He remembers the cause he is fighting for.
(c) He is nearly hit by his own bullet.
(d) He realizes that he needs medical attention.

3. Where is the enemy sniper located?
(a) On the same rooftop as the protagonist.
(b) In an armored car.
(c) On the rooftop across the street.
(d) In an alley next to the building the protagonist is on.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of the sniper's respect for his fallen enemy?

2. Who wrote "The Sniper"?

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

4. How does the enemy sniper respond to the protagonist's ruse?

5. What is the sniper drinking?

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