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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river is near the sniper's position?
(a) The Shannon.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The Corrib.
(d) The Liffey.

2. How are the sniper's eyes described?
(a) Intelligent and kind.
(b) Cold and fanatical.
(c) Angry and eager.
(d) Confused and frightened.

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

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

5. What does the sniper do when he realizes that his enemy is dead?
(a) Drops to his knees.
(b) Calmly begins packing his things up.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Cries out joyfully.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After he calms down, what does the sniper decide to do next?

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

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

5. Why does the sniper decide that it is safe to move from the rooftop?

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