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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is the sniper eating?
(a) He just remembered that he should.
(b) He was too excited to eat earlier.
(c) He has been too busy until now.
(d) Another soldier has just brought him food.

4. At what time of day does the story begin?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does "The Sniper" take place?

2. What do the Free Staters want?

3. At the end of the story, the reader learns that the story has been taking place on the corner of what street?

4. What is the sniper drinking?

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

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