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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) Bridge.
(b) Dead.
(c) Broken.
(d) Ireland.

2. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?
(a) He sets off a bomb.
(b) He has to kill another civilian.
(c) He is shot at.
(d) Nothing: he gets away with it.

3. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?
(a) The air is thick with smoke from the British artillery.
(b) The soldiers are exhausted.
(c) The technology they have available is primitive.
(d) The fighting is animalistic.

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

5. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?
(a) He crosses the street.
(b) The body is in the opposite direction from his route back to his commander.
(c) He knows that the street may be mined.
(d) He has to pass by a group of civilians.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the sniper get shot?

3. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?

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

5. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?

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