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

2. What finally changes the way that the sniper is feeling?
(a) The death of the turret gunner.
(b) Being shot.
(c) The sounds of the battle beginning to fade.
(d) The death of the enemy sniper.

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

4. What can readers infer about the sniper's revolver?
(a) It has fallen into a tricky spot.
(b) It is almost empty of ammunition.
(c) It is not intended for long-distance shooting.
(d) It is an unreliable weapon.

5. What is the sniper eating?
(a) Cold stew.
(b) An apple.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the sniper turns over the body of his enemy, whom does he discover it to be?

2. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?

3. Once he is wounded, what makes it difficult for the sniper to achieve his goal?

4. What is the first physical sensation the sniper feels in the place where he has been shot?

5. Where does the sniper get shot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the sniper react to being shot?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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