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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 jacket.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His revolver.
(d) His field glasses.

2. When the enemy sniper is "silhouetted" (98), what is true?
(a) He is a dark shape against the sky.
(b) He is too tired to stand.
(c) He is surrounded by a halo of light.
(d) He is flattened up against a solid object.

3. What temporarily interferes with his vision and stops the sniper from seeing the results of his shot?
(a) Rain.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Tears.

4. What is the first physical sensation the sniper feels in the place where he has been shot?
(a) Warmth.
(b) Numbness, or absence.
(c) A sharp shock.
(d) Overwhelming pain.

5. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Regret.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Fury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once he is wounded, what is the sniper's first priority?

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

3. What do the Republicans want?

4. What bridge is near the sniper's position?

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

(see the answer key)

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