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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what city does "The Sniper" take place?
(a) Galway.
(b) Cork.
(c) Belfast.
(d) Dublin.

3. What does the sniper take a risk to do after he finishes eating?
(a) Talk to another soldier.
(b) Reload his gun.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Sleep.

4. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?
(a) Eagerness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Sorrow.

5. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?
(a) A stairwell.
(b) A low wall at the edge of the roof.
(c) An enclosed opening to the floor below.
(d) A chimney.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reader know the sniper's age?

2. At what time of day does the story begin?

3. Why does the enemy sniper stand up and expose his position?

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

5. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?

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