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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?
(a) He is not sure which side the car belongs to, at first.
(b) He does not have a weapon that will penetrate its armor.
(c) There is a civilian in his line of fire.
(d) He does not want to give away his position.

2. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?
(a) Regret.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Fury.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is near the sniper's position?

2. What word (or a variation of it) is repeated several times after the sniper is shot?

3. Where is the enemy sniper located?

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

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

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