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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word (or a variation of it) is repeated several times after the sniper is shot?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Dead.
(d) Broken.

2. What does the sniper take a risk to do after he finishes eating?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Talk to another soldier.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Reload his gun.

3. What temporarily interferes with his vision and stops the sniper from seeing the results of his shot?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Tears.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Rain.

4. What nearby area of the city is under heavy fire?
(a) Drumcondra
(b) Christchurch.
(c) The Four Courts.
(d) Donnybrook

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What bridge is near the sniper's position?

4. How many people does the sniper kill before he can get a clear shot at the enemy sniper?

5. Who wrote "The Sniper"?

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