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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?
(a) A low wall at the edge of the roof.
(b) A stairwell.
(c) A chimney.
(d) An enclosed opening to the floor below.

2. In the context in which it is used in "The Sniper," how is "draught" (96) pronounced?
(a) It rhymes with "taught."
(b) It rhymes with "raft."
(c) It rhymes with "rocked."
(d) It rhymes with "out."

3. Why does the enemy sniper stand up and expose his position?
(a) He believes that the protagonist will honor the white flag.
(b) He is ready to give up.
(c) He believes the protagonist to be dead.
(d) He is startled by shooting in the street.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?

2. Once he is wounded, what makes it difficult for the sniper to achieve his goal?

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?

4. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?

5. What nearby area of the city is under heavy fire?

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