2. What does the sniper do when he realizes that the old woman is an informant?
(a) Curses her.
(b) Moves his position.
(c) Writes down her name to give to his field commander.
(d) Shoots and kills her.

3. Who wrote "The Sniper"?
(a) Patrick O'Connell.
(b) Patrick O'Flaherty.
(c) Liam O'Flaherty.
(d) Liam O'Connell.

4. What do the Free Staters want?
(a) A divided Ireland, one part ruled by Ireland, one part ruled by Britain.
(b) A united Ireland under joint rule between the British and the Irish.
(c) A united Ireland under British rule.
(d) A united Ireland under Irish rule.

5. When the sniper turns over the body of his enemy, whom does he discover it to be?
(a) A total stranger.
(b) His priest.
(c) His own brother.
(d) His commander.

6. What is the only description given of the old woman?
(a) She has a thin smile.
(b) She walks very slowly.
(c) Her dress looks like it is brand new.
(d) Her head is covered in an old shawl.

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

8. How does the sniper get off of the rooftop?
(a) By jumping to a lower building.
(b) Via a set of fire stairs.
(c) By the ladder he has with him.
(d) Through a skylight.

9. What is the source of the sniper's respect for his fallen enemy?
(a) He is a fellow Irishman.
(b) He can tell that his enemy was also a soldier.
(c) The man was a good shot.
(d) His religious respect for life.

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

11. 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 is beginning to suspect that the dead sniper is his brother.
(c) He has suddenly realized that the man might be on the Republican side.
(d) He thinks it is possible that they served together in the same unit of the army.

12. In the context in which it is used in "The Sniper," how is "draught" (96) pronounced?
(a) It rhymes with "raft."
(b) It rhymes with "rocked."
(c) It rhymes with "taught."
(d) It rhymes with "out."

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

14. The sniper takes a "draught" (96) of his drink. What is a "draught" in this context?
(a) A deep sniff.
(b) A large swallow.
(c) A small sip.
(d) A British measure.

15. The narrator says that the sniper can hear the "dull panting" (96) of the enemy armored car. This is an example of which technique?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.