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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "His enemy had been hit" (98) is an example of what technique?
(a) Honorific diction.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Passive voice.
(d) Charged language.

2. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?
(a) Nothing: he gets away with it.
(b) He is shot at.
(c) He sets off a bomb.
(d) He has to kill another civilian.

3. The sniper's face is described as "ascetic" (96). What does this imply about the sniper?
(a) He does not have the same ability to empathize as most people do.
(b) He is not fully aware of the damage that the war will do.
(c) He has conflicting emotions about the act of killing.
(d) He is able to discipline himself and sacrifice for his beliefs.

4. What is the only description given of the old woman?
(a) She has a thin smile.
(b) Her head is covered in an old shawl.
(c) She walks very slowly.
(d) Her dress looks like it is brand new.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day does the story begin?

2. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?

3. When the enemy sniper is "silhouetted" (98), what is true?

4. What does the sniper drop to the ground?

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

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