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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Sniper".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?
(a) To make it look like he has been shot.
(b) To show a white flag.
(c) He needs to risk it in order to get his gun.
(d) He is unaware that he has done so.

2. After he calms down, what does the sniper decide to do next?
(a) Rest for a few minutes before he tries to move.
(b) Get off the rooftop and check on the identity of his enemy.
(c) Get off the rooftop and report to his commander.
(d) Bandage his wound more carefully before he tries to move.

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

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

5. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?
(a) He has to kill another civilian.
(b) He is shot at.
(c) Nothing: he gets away with it.
(d) He sets off a bomb.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the sniper get off of the rooftop?

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

4. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?

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

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