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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After he calms down, what does the sniper decide to do next?
(a) Rest for a few minutes before he tries to move.
(b) Get off the rooftop and check on the identity of his enemy.
(c) Get off the rooftop and report to his commander.
(d) Bandage his wound more carefully before he tries to move.

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) Personification.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Simile.
(d) Oxymoron.

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

5. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?
(a) He is not sure which side the car belongs to, at first.
(b) There is a civilian in his line of fire.
(c) He does not want to give away his position.
(d) He does not have a weapon that will penetrate its armor.

6. How many people does the sniper kill before he can get a clear shot at the enemy sniper?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

7. How does the reader know the sniper's age?
(a) From the description of his face.
(b) From the description of his eyes.
(c) From the report of his thoughts.
(d) From the description of the objects he has with him.

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

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

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

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

12. What causes the sniper to calm himself and get back to his job?
(a) He realizes that he needs medical attention.
(b) He is nearly hit by his own bullet.
(c) He sees that the sun is nearly up.
(d) He remembers the cause he is fighting for.

13. What does the sniper take a risk to do after he finishes eating?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Talk to another soldier.
(d) Reload his gun.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the story, the reader learns that the story has been taking place on the corner of what street?

2. When the enemy sniper is "silhouetted" (98), what is true?

3. What is the sniper eating?

4. What is the sniper drinking?

5. In order to fool his enemy, what does the sniper lift over the parapet?

(see the answer keys)

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