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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. Where does the sniper get shot?
(a) In his leg.
(b) In his hand.
(c) In his arm.
(d) In his side.

2. What is the source of the sniper's respect for his fallen enemy?
(a) The man was a good shot.
(b) His religious respect for life.
(c) He can tell that his enemy was also a soldier.
(d) He is a fellow Irishman.

3. Once he is wounded, what is the sniper's first priority?
(a) He needs medical attention.
(b) He needs to find and kill the old woman.
(c) He needs to report to his field commander.
(d) He needs to get off the roof before dawn.

4. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?
(a) Eagerness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Sorrow.

5. How does the enemy sniper respond to the protagonist's ruse?
(a) He drops his rifle.
(b) He surrenders.
(c) He shoots.
(d) He yells something at the protagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?

2. What is the only description given of the old woman?

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

4. Why does the enemy sniper stand up and expose his position?

5. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the two contrasting descriptions of the sniper given when he is first introduced?

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

5. Describe the wound that the sniper suffers.

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

7. How does the sniper react to being shot?

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

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

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

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