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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the enemy sniper is "silhouetted" (98), what is true?
(a) He is a dark shape against the sky.
(b) He is too tired to stand.
(c) He is flattened up against a solid object.
(d) He is surrounded by a halo of light.

2. In what city does "The Sniper" take place?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Belfast.
(c) Cork.
(d) Galway.

3. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?
(a) How close the sniper is to the heart of the battle.
(b) That the sniper has mistakenly positioned himself in enemy territory.
(c) That the sniper has been assigned to a pointless task.
(d) How close the sniper is to his own home.

4. After he is wounded, the sniper feels a "paroxysm" of pain. What kind of pain is he feeling?
(a) Mild but bothersome.
(b) Gradually easing.
(c) Creeping and throbbing.
(d) Sudden and violent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his distress, what does the sniper do with his revolver?

2. What do the Free Staters want?

3. What does the sniper drop to the ground?

4. Who wrote "The Sniper"?

5. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?

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