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

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

3. How does the reader know the sniper's age?
(a) From the description of the objects he has with him.
(b) From the description of his eyes.
(c) From the report of his thoughts.
(d) From the description of his face.

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

5. Why does the enemy sniper stand up and expose his position?
(a) He is ready to give up.
(b) He is startled by shooting in the street.
(c) He believes the protagonist to be dead.
(d) He believes that the protagonist will honor the white flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?

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

3. What does the sniper do when he realizes that the old woman is an informant?

4. At the end of the story, the reader learns that the story has been taking place on the corner of what street?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the sniper react to being shot?

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

6. What is the symbolic significance of the O'Connell Bridge and the River Liffey?

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

8. What motivates the sniper to get himself back under control?

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

10. How does the sniper fool his enemy?

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