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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?
(a) A chimney.
(b) A low wall at the edge of the roof.
(c) A stairwell.
(d) An enclosed opening to the floor below.

2. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Personification.

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 "taught."
(c) It rhymes with "raft."
(d) It rhymes with "out."

4. The sniper takes a "draught" (96) of his drink. What is a "draught" in this context?
(a) A deep sniff.
(b) A British measure.
(c) A small sip.
(d) A large swallow.

5. Once he is wounded, what is the sniper's first priority?
(a) He needs to get off the roof before dawn.
(b) He needs to report to his field commander.
(c) He needs medical attention.
(d) He needs to find and kill the old woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the enemy sniper located?

2. What do the Free Staters want?

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

4. What is the only description given of the old woman?

5. What is the sniper drinking?

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