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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote "The Sniper"?
(a) Liam O'Flaherty.
(b) Patrick O'Flaherty.
(c) Liam O'Connell.
(d) Patrick O'Connell.

4. What bridge is near the sniper's position?
(a) O'Connell.
(b) Craigavon.
(c) Lifford.
(d) Nine Arches.

5. How many people does the sniper kill before he can get a clear shot at the enemy sniper?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?

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

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

4. The sniper takes a "draught" (96) of his drink. What is a "draught" in this context?

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

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