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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the Republicans want?
(a) A united Ireland under British rule.
(b) A divided Ireland, one part ruled by Ireland, one part ruled by Britain.
(c) A united Ireland under Irish rule.
(d) A united Ireland under joint rule between the British and the Irish.

4. What river is near the sniper's position?
(a) The Corrib.
(b) The Shannon.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Liffey.

5. When the enemy sniper is "silhouetted" (98), what is true?
(a) He is flattened up against a solid object.
(b) He is surrounded by a halo of light.
(c) He is too tired to stand.
(d) He is a dark shape against the sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?

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

3. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?

4. What does the sniper take a risk to do after he finishes eating?

5. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?

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