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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the enemy sniper located?
(a) In an alley next to the building the protagonist is on.
(b) On the rooftop across the street.
(c) On the same rooftop as the protagonist.
(d) In an armored car.

2. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?
(a) There is a civilian in his line of fire.
(b) He does not have a weapon that will penetrate its armor.
(c) He does not want to give away his position.
(d) He is not sure which side the car belongs to, at first.

3. The narrator says that the sniper can hear the "dull panting" (96) of the enemy armored car. This is an example of which technique?
(a) Simile.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Personification.

4. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?
(a) He thinks that they may have gone to school together.
(b) He has suddenly realized that the man might be on the Republican side.
(c) He thinks it is possible that they served together in the same unit of the army.
(d) He is beginning to suspect that the dead sniper is his brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sniper do when he realizes that the old woman is an informant?

2. What is the first physical sensation the sniper feels in the place where he has been shot?

3. "His enemy had been hit" (98) is an example of what technique?

4. What is the sniper drinking?

5. After he is wounded, the sniper feels a "paroxysm" of pain. What kind of pain is he feeling?

(see the answer key)

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