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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?
(a) Throws it down onto the rooftop.
(b) Aims it at his own head.
(c) Shoots wildly with no clear target.
(d) Shoots his enemy's body a second time.

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

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

5. What bridge is near the sniper's position?
(a) Lifford.
(b) Nine Arches.
(c) Craigavon.
(d) O'Connell.

6. Why does the sniper decide that it is safe to move from the rooftop?
(a) He is very drunk.
(b) The battle seems to be over.
(c) The enemy sniper was the only serious danger to him.
(d) The streets immediately around him are quiet.

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

8. 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 fighting is animalistic.
(c) The technology they have available is primitive.
(d) The soldiers are exhausted.

9. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?
(a) Pace back and forth.
(b) Weep.
(c) Speak rapid nonsense.
(d) Clutch at his face and head.

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

11. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?
(a) He is unaware that he has done so.
(b) To make it look like he has been shot.
(c) To show a white flag.
(d) He needs to risk it in order to get his gun.

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

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

14. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?
(a) He has to kill another civilian.
(b) He sets off a bomb.
(c) Nothing: he gets away with it.
(d) He is shot at.

15. What is the sniper eating?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) An apple.
(c) Cold stew.
(d) Cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the enemy sniper located?

2. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?

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

4. How does the reader know the sniper's age?

5. What complicates the sniper's final shot?

(see the answer keys)

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