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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?
(a) He does not have a weapon that will penetrate its armor.
(b) There is a civilian in his line of fire.
(c) He is not sure which side the car belongs to, at first.
(d) He does not want to give away his position.

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

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

4. What does the sniper do when he realizes that the old woman is an informant?
(a) Curses her.
(b) Moves his position.
(c) Writes down her name to give to his field commander.
(d) Shoots and kills her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does the sniper kill before he can get a clear shot at the enemy sniper?

2. What is the sniper drinking?

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

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

5. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?

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