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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?
(a) The air is thick with smoke from the British artillery.
(b) The soldiers are exhausted.
(c) The technology they have available is primitive.
(d) The fighting is animalistic.

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

4. After he calms down, what does the sniper decide to do next?
(a) Get off the rooftop and check on the identity of his enemy.
(b) Rest for a few minutes before he tries to move.
(c) Bandage his wound more carefully before he tries to move.
(d) Get off the rooftop and report to his commander.

5. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?
(a) Continuously.
(b) With a deep reverberating sound.
(c) In brief bursts with no regular pattern.
(d) Loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the context in which it is used in "The Sniper," how is "draught" (96) pronounced?

2. What is the first physical sensation the sniper feels in the place where he has been shot?

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

4. What word (or a variation of it) is repeated several times after the sniper is shot?

5. The sniper takes a "draught" (96) of his drink. What is a "draught" in this context?

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