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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?
(a) To make it look like he has been shot.
(b) He is unaware that he has done so.
(c) He needs to risk it in order to get his gun.
(d) To show a white flag.

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

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

4. The sniper's face is described as "ascetic" (96). What does this imply about the sniper?
(a) He is able to discipline himself and sacrifice for his beliefs.
(b) He has conflicting emotions about the act of killing.
(c) He is not fully aware of the damage that the war will do.
(d) He does not have the same ability to empathize as most people do.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the enemy sniper stand up and expose his position?

2. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?

3. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?

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

5. How does the enemy sniper respond to the protagonist's ruse?

(see the answer key)

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