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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is the sniper eating?
(a) Another soldier has just brought him food.
(b) He just remembered that he should.
(c) He was too excited to eat earlier.
(d) He has been too busy until now.

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

12. 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) Being shot.
(d) The sounds of the battle beginning to fade.

13. The sniper's face is described as "ascetic" (96). What does this imply about the sniper?
(a) He is able to discipline himself and sacrifice for his beliefs.
(b) He is not fully aware of the damage that the war will do.
(c) He has conflicting emotions about the act of killing.
(d) He does not have the same ability to empathize as most people do.

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

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