2. 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) That the sniper has mistakenly positioned himself in enemy territory.
(c) How close the sniper is to the heart of the battle.
(d) How close the sniper is to his own home.

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

8. At what time of day does the story begin?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

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

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

11. What is the sniper drinking?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Milk.

12. What does the sniper do when he realizes that his enemy is dead?
(a) Calmly begins packing his things up.
(b) Cries out joyfully.
(c) Drops to his knees.
(d) Vomits.

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

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

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