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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is the sniper eating?
2. Once he is wounded, what is the sniper's first priority?
3. How are the sniper's eyes described?
4. What is the only description given of the old woman?
5. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?
Short Essay Questions
1. What motivates the sniper to get himself back under control?
2. How does the sniper react to being shot?
3. What causes the sniper to suddenly lose his enthusiasm for the battle?
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 are the two contrasting descriptions of the sniper given when he is first introduced?
6. Who is the protagonist of "The Sniper" and what is he fighting for?
7. Describe the wound that the sniper suffers.
8. How does the sniper fool his enemy?
9. What risk does the sniper take at the beginning of the story, and what are the consequences?
10. What striking contrast is there in the description that opens the story with the description that closes the first paragraph?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Whiskey is sometimes disparagingly referred to as "Irish Courage." Justify the presence of the detail of the whiskey in "The Sniper," where space is at such a premium.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the last line of the story "The Sniper." Be sure to include a discussion of the layers of meaning in the word "brother" and to explain how this line impacts the overall meaning of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Explain why the ending of "The Sniper" creates dramatic irony.
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