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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the enemy sniper is "silhouetted" (98), what is true?
(a) He is surrounded by a halo of light.
(b) He is flattened up against a solid object.
(c) He is a dark shape against the sky.
(d) He is too tired to stand.

3. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?
(a) The air is thick with smoke from the British artillery.
(b) The soldiers are exhausted.
(c) The technology they have available is primitive.
(d) The fighting is animalistic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?

2. After he calms down, what does the sniper decide to do next?

3. What does the sniper do when he realizes that his enemy is dead?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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