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

2. In the context in which it is used in "The Sniper," how is "draught" (96) pronounced?
(a) It rhymes with "out."
(b) It rhymes with "raft."
(c) It rhymes with "rocked."
(d) It rhymes with "taught."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What complicates the sniper's final shot?

3. Why does the sniper decide that it is safe to move from the rooftop?

4. Why is the sniper eating?

5. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the sniper react to being shot?

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

6. What is the setting of "The Sniper"?

7. Describe the wound that the sniper suffers.

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

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

10. How does the sniper fool his enemy?

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