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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sniper do when he realizes that the old woman is an informant?
(a) Shoots and kills her.
(b) Curses her.
(c) Moves his position.
(d) Writes down her name to give to his field commander.

2. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?
(a) The soldiers are exhausted.
(b) The air is thick with smoke from the British artillery.
(c) The technology they have available is primitive.
(d) The fighting is animalistic.

3. The sniper takes a "draught" (96) of his drink. What is a "draught" in this context?
(a) A large swallow.
(b) A small sip.
(c) A British measure.
(d) A deep sniff.

4. What nearby area of the city is under heavy fire?
(a) Donnybrook
(b) The Four Courts.
(c) Drumcondra
(d) Christchurch.

5. At the end of the story, the reader learns that the story has been taking place on the corner of what street?
(a) Lifford.
(b) Donnybrook.
(c) O'Connell.
(d) Christchurch.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?

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

3. Who wrote "The Sniper"?

4. After he is wounded, the sniper feels a "paroxysm" of pain. What kind of pain is he feeling?

5. In order to fool his enemy, what does the sniper lift over the parapet?

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