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

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

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

4. What is the only description given of the old woman?
(a) Her dress looks like it is brand new.
(b) She walks very slowly.
(c) She has a thin smile.
(d) Her head is covered in an old shawl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?

2. The narrator says that the sniper can hear the "dull panting" (96) of the enemy armored car. This is an example of which technique?

3. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?

4. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?

5. What is the source of the sniper's respect for his fallen enemy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the sniper react to being shot?

5. What causes the sniper to suddenly lose his enthusiasm for the battle?

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

7. What happens as a result of the Republican sniper's ruse?

8. What striking contrast is there in the description that opens the story with the description that closes the first paragraph?

9. Describe the wound that the sniper suffers.

10. How does the sniper fool his enemy?

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