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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What complicates the sniper's final shot?
(a) His confusion and fear.
(b) His hunger and fatigue.
(c) The distance and his pain.
(d) The glare and noise.

3. 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) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Personification.

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

5. What does the sniper drop to the ground?
(a) His field glasses.
(b) His revolver.
(c) His rifle.
(d) His jacket.

6. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?
(a) That the sniper has been assigned to a pointless task.
(b) How close the sniper is to his own home.
(c) How close the sniper is to the heart of the battle.
(d) That the sniper has mistakenly positioned himself in enemy territory.

7. At the end of the story, the reader learns that the story has been taking place on the corner of what street?
(a) O'Connell.
(b) Christchurch.
(c) Donnybrook.
(d) Lifford.

8. What finally changes the way that the sniper is feeling?
(a) The death of the enemy sniper.
(b) The death of the turret gunner.
(c) The sounds of the battle beginning to fade.
(d) Being shot.

9. After he is wounded, the sniper feels a "paroxysm" of pain. What kind of pain is he feeling?
(a) Gradually easing.
(b) Mild but bothersome.
(c) Creeping and throbbing.
(d) Sudden and violent.

10. Where does the sniper get shot?
(a) In his side.
(b) In his leg.
(c) In his hand.
(d) In his arm.

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

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

13. Where is the enemy sniper located?
(a) In an armored car.
(b) On the rooftop across the street.
(c) On the same rooftop as the protagonist.
(d) In an alley next to the building the protagonist is on.

14. In order to fool his enemy, what does the sniper lift over the parapet?
(a) His hat.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His jacket.
(d) His head.

15. In what city does "The Sniper" take place?
(a) Belfast.
(b) Cork.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Galway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the sniper decide that it is safe to move from the rooftop?

2. Why is the sniper eating?

3. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?

4. What is the first physical sensation the sniper feels in the place where he has been shot?

5. What is the sniper drinking?

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