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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What finally changes the way that the sniper is feeling?
(a) The sounds of the battle beginning to fade.
(b) Being shot.
(c) The death of the enemy sniper.
(d) The death of the turret gunner.

2. What do the Free Staters want?
(a) A united Ireland under joint rule between the British and the Irish.
(b) A united Ireland under Irish rule.
(c) A united Ireland under British rule.
(d) A divided Ireland, one part ruled by Ireland, one part ruled by Britain.

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

4. What does the sniper take a risk to do after he finishes eating?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Reload his gun.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Talk to another soldier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of the sniper's respect for his fallen enemy?

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

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

4. Where is the enemy sniper located?

5. What bridge is near the sniper's position?

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