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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After he is wounded, the sniper feels a "paroxysm" of pain. What kind of pain is he feeling?
(a) Sudden and violent.
(b) Gradually easing.
(c) Creeping and throbbing.
(d) Mild but bothersome.

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

3. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?
(a) He thinks that they may have gone to school together.
(b) He has suddenly realized that the man might be on the Republican side.
(c) He thinks it is possible that they served together in the same unit of the army.
(d) He is beginning to suspect that the dead sniper is his brother.

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

5. 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) Lifford.
(c) O'Connell.
(d) Christchurch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Sniper"?

2. What river is near the sniper's position?

3. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?

4. Why does the sniper decide that it is safe to move from the rooftop?

5. What do the Free Staters want?

(see the answer key)

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