View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of the story, the reader learns that the story has been taking place on the corner of what street?
(a) Donnybrook.
(b) Christchurch.
(c) O'Connell.
(d) Lifford.

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

4. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?
(a) How close the sniper is to his own home.
(b) How close the sniper is to the heart of the battle.
(c) That the sniper has been assigned to a pointless task.
(d) That the sniper has mistakenly positioned himself in enemy territory.

5. What is the sniper drinking?
(a) Milk.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?

2. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?

3. Where is the enemy sniper located?

4. What do the Free Staters want?

5. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 329 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample