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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is the sniper eating?
(a) He just remembered that he should.
(b) He has been too busy until now.
(c) Another soldier has just brought him food.
(d) He was too excited to eat earlier.

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

4. Once he is wounded, what makes it difficult for the sniper to achieve his goal?
(a) He is suddenly afraid.
(b) He is dizzy from pain and loss of blood.
(c) He cannot shoot his rifle.
(d) He no longer wants to kill anyone.

5. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Eagerness.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the enemy sniper stand up and expose his position?

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

3. What do the Republicans want?

4. What does the sniper do when he realizes that the old woman is an informant?

5. How are the sniper's eyes described?

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