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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once he is wounded, what makes it difficult for the sniper to achieve his goal?

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

3. In the context in which it is used in "The Sniper," how is "draught" (96) pronounced?

4. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?

5. What bridge is near the sniper's position?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of "The Sniper" and what is he fighting for?

2. Who are the Republicans at war with, and what does this opposition believe?

3. When the reader first encounters the sniper, what is he doing, and why?

4. What risk does the sniper take at the beginning of the story, and what are the consequences?

5. What motivates the sniper to discover the identity of the dead man, and what is that identity?

6. Who does the sniper kill while he is still waiting to kill the enemy sniper, and why does he kill them?

7. What problem is created by the sniper's wound?

8. What is the sniper drinking, and what evidence does the reader have that it is affecting his judgement?

9. How does the enemy sniper manage to shoot the protagonist?

10. How does the sniper fool his enemy?

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