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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The sniper's face is described as "ascetic" (96). What does this imply about the sniper?
(a) He is able to discipline himself and sacrifice for his beliefs.
(b) He does not have the same ability to empathize as most people do.
(c) He has conflicting emotions about the act of killing.
(d) He is not fully aware of the damage that the war will do.

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

5. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?
(a) He thinks that they may have gone to school together.
(b) He has suddenly realized that the man might be on the Republican side.
(c) He is beginning to suspect that the dead sniper is his brother.
(d) He thinks it is possible that they served together in the same unit of the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to fool his enemy, what does the sniper lift over the parapet?

2. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?

3. What complicates the sniper's final shot?

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

5. When the sniper turns over the body of his enemy, whom does he discover it to be?

(see the answer key)

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