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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What causes the sniper to calm himself and get back to his job?
(a) He is nearly hit by his own bullet.
(b) He remembers the cause he is fighting for.
(c) He sees that the sun is nearly up.
(d) He realizes that he needs medical attention.

3. Once he is wounded, what is the sniper's first priority?
(a) He needs to find and kill the old woman.
(b) He needs to report to his field commander.
(c) He needs to get off the roof before dawn.
(d) He needs medical attention.

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

5. 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) Bandage his wound more carefully before he tries to move.
(c) Rest for a few minutes before he tries to move.
(d) Get off the rooftop and report to his commander.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the enemy sniper located?

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

3. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?

4. How does the sniper get off of the rooftop?

5. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?

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