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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Eagerness.
(d) Fear.

3. When the enemy sniper is "silhouetted" (98), what is true?
(a) He is too tired to stand.
(b) He is surrounded by a halo of light.
(c) He is flattened up against a solid object.
(d) He is a dark shape against the sky.

4. 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.

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

6. What can readers infer about the sniper's revolver?
(a) It is an unreliable weapon.
(b) It is almost empty of ammunition.
(c) It is not intended for long-distance shooting.
(d) It has fallen into a tricky spot.

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

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

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

11. What temporarily interferes with his vision and stops the sniper from seeing the results of his shot?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Rain.
(c) Tears.
(d) Smoke.

12. What is the first physical sensation the sniper feels in the place where he has been shot?
(a) Overwhelming pain.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Numbness, or absence.
(d) A sharp shock.

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

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

15. 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 is not sure which side the car belongs to, at first.
(c) He does not want to give away his position.
(d) There is a civilian in his line of fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the sniper turns over the body of his enemy, whom does he discover it to be?

2. How many people does the sniper kill before he can get a clear shot at the enemy sniper?

3. Why does the enemy sniper stand up and expose his position?

4. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?

5. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?

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