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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the sniper's eyes described?
(a) Angry and eager.
(b) Cold and fanatical.
(c) Intelligent and kind.
(d) Confused and frightened.

2. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?
(a) Aims it at his own head.
(b) Throws it down onto the rooftop.
(c) Shoots wildly with no clear target.
(d) Shoots his enemy's body a second time.

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

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) That the sniper has mistakenly positioned himself in enemy territory.
(c) How close the sniper is to the heart of the battle.
(d) That the sniper has been assigned to a pointless task.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the sniper eating?

4. What nearby area of the city is under heavy fire?

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

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