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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?
(a) Fury.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Regret.
(d) Confusion.

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

3. In the context in which it is used in "The Sniper," how is "draught" (96) pronounced?
(a) It rhymes with "rocked."
(b) It rhymes with "raft."
(c) It rhymes with "out."
(d) It rhymes with "taught."

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

5. What is the source of the sniper's respect for his fallen enemy?
(a) He can tell that his enemy was also a soldier.
(b) He is a fellow Irishman.
(c) The man was a good shot.
(d) His religious respect for life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?

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

4. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?

5. Where does the sniper get shot?

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