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

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

3. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?
(a) Personification.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Oxymoron.

4. What temporarily interferes with his vision and stops the sniper from seeing the results of his shot?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Rain.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Tears.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can readers infer about the sniper's revolver?

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

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

4. How are the sniper's eyes described?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the wound that the sniper suffers.

10. How does the sniper react to being shot?

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