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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

3. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?
(a) Fear.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Anger.
(d) Eagerness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word (or a variation of it) is repeated several times after the sniper is shot?

2. In order to fool his enemy, what does the sniper lift over the parapet?

3. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?

4. What finally changes the way that the sniper is feeling?

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

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