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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 protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?
(a) To make it look like he has been shot.
(b) He is unaware that he has done so.
(c) He needs to risk it in order to get his gun.
(d) To show a white flag.

2. What does the sniper do when he realizes that his enemy is dead?
(a) Calmly begins packing his things up.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Drops to his knees.
(d) Cries out joyfully.

3. "His enemy had been hit" (98) is an example of what technique?
(a) Charged language.
(b) Honorific diction.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Passive voice.

4. What word (or a variation of it) is repeated several times after the sniper is shot?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Broken.
(d) Dead.

5. Where is the enemy sniper located?
(a) In an armored car.
(b) On the rooftop across the street.
(c) In an alley next to the building the protagonist is on.
(d) On the same rooftop as the protagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the story, the reader learns that the story has been taking place on the corner of what street?

2. The sniper's face is described as "ascetic" (96). What does this imply about the sniper?

3. What causes the sniper to calm himself and get back to his job?

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

5. What do the Republicans want?

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