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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the sniper's eyes described?
(a) Angry and eager.
(b) Cold and fanatical.
(c) Intelligent and kind.
(d) Confused and frightened.

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

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

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

5. What temporarily interferes with his vision and stops the sniper from seeing the results of his shot?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Tears.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?

3. Once he is wounded, what makes it difficult for the sniper to achieve his goal?

4. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?

5. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?

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