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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After he is wounded, the sniper feels a "paroxysm" of pain. What kind of pain is he feeling?
(a) Creeping and throbbing.
(b) Gradually easing.
(c) Sudden and violent.
(d) Mild but bothersome.

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

3. 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 is beginning to suspect that the dead sniper is his brother.
(d) He thinks it is possible that they served together in the same unit of the army.

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

5. What nearby area of the city is under heavy fire?
(a) The Four Courts.
(b) Donnybrook
(c) Drumcondra
(d) Christchurch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What finally changes the way that the sniper is feeling?

2. How does the reader know the sniper's age?

3. In order to fool his enemy, what does the sniper lift over the parapet?

4. Why does the sniper decide that it is safe to move from the rooftop?

5. What causes the sniper to calm himself and get back to his job?

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