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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?
(a) That the sniper has been assigned to a pointless task.
(b) How close the sniper is to his own home.
(c) That the sniper has mistakenly positioned himself in enemy territory.
(d) How close the sniper is to the heart of the battle.

2. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?
(a) He has suddenly realized that the man might be on the Republican side.
(b) He is beginning to suspect that the dead sniper is his brother.
(c) He thinks that they may have gone to school together.
(d) He thinks it is possible that they served together in the same unit of the army.

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

4. In order to fool his enemy, what does the sniper lift over the parapet?
(a) His hat.
(b) His head.
(c) His jacket.
(d) His rifle.

5. In what city does "The Sniper" take place?
(a) Belfast.
(b) Galway.
(c) Cork.
(d) Dublin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote "The Sniper"?

3. What can readers infer about the sniper's revolver?

4. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?

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

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