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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. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?
(a) He does not have a weapon that will penetrate its armor.
(b) There is a civilian in his line of fire.
(c) He is not sure which side the car belongs to, at first.
(d) He does not want to give away his position.

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

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

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

5. What does the sniper do when he realizes that the old woman is an informant?
(a) Curses her.
(b) Shoots and kills her.
(c) Writes down her name to give to his field commander.
(d) Moves his position.

Short Answer Questions

1. "His enemy had been hit" (98) is an example of what technique?

2. What causes the sniper to calm himself and get back to his job?

3. What complicates the sniper's final shot?

4. How does the enemy sniper respond to the protagonist's ruse?

5. The sniper takes a "draught" (96) of his drink. What is a "draught" in this context?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the sniper fool his enemy?

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

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

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

6. In the sentence "Almost immediately, a bullet flattened itself against the parapet of the roof," (96), what is being personified and what purpose does the personification of the bullet serve?

7. Describe the wound that the sniper suffers.

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

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

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

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