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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What finally changes the way that the sniper is feeling?
(a) The sounds of the battle beginning to fade.
(b) The death of the turret gunner.
(c) Being shot.
(d) The death of the enemy sniper.

2. Why is the sniper eating?
(a) He has been too busy until now.
(b) He was too excited to eat earlier.
(c) Another soldier has just brought him food.
(d) He just remembered that he should.

3. How does the enemy sniper respond to the protagonist's ruse?
(a) He shoots.
(b) He yells something at the protagonist.
(c) He drops his rifle.
(d) He surrenders.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that the sniper can hear the "dull panting" (96) of the enemy armored car. This is an example of which technique?

2. What does the sniper do when he realizes that his enemy is dead?

3. How are the sniper's eyes described?

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

5. "His enemy had been hit" (98) is an example of what technique?

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