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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the reader know the sniper's age?
(a) From the report of his thoughts.
(b) From the description of his face.
(c) From the description of the objects he has with him.
(d) From the description of his eyes.

2. 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) The man was a good shot.
(c) He is a fellow Irishman.
(d) His religious respect for life.

3. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?
(a) With a deep reverberating sound.
(b) Continuously.
(c) Loudly.
(d) In brief bursts with no regular pattern.

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

5. What does the sniper drop to the ground?
(a) His jacket.
(b) His revolver.
(c) His field glasses.
(d) His rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?

2. Where does the sniper get shot?

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

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

5. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?

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