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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Personification.
(d) Oxymoron.

2. After he calms down, what does the sniper decide to do next?
(a) Bandage his wound more carefully before he tries to move.
(b) Rest for a few minutes before he tries to move.
(c) Get off the rooftop and check on the identity of his enemy.
(d) Get off the rooftop and report to his commander.

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

4. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?
(a) Continuously.
(b) Loudly.
(c) In brief bursts with no regular pattern.
(d) With a deep reverberating sound.

5. What bridge is near the sniper's position?
(a) O'Connell.
(b) Lifford.
(c) Nine Arches.
(d) Craigavon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does the sniper kill before he can get a clear shot at the enemy sniper?

2. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?

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

4. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?

5. What do the Free Staters want?

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