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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?
(a) He thinks that they may have gone to school together.
(b) He is beginning to suspect that the dead sniper is his brother.
(c) He thinks it is possible that they served together in the same unit of the army.
(d) He has suddenly realized that the man might be on the Republican side.

2. What do the Free Staters want?
(a) A united Ireland under British rule.
(b) A united Ireland under joint rule between the British and the Irish.
(c) A united Ireland under Irish rule.
(d) A divided Ireland, one part ruled by Ireland, one part ruled by Britain.

3. Once he is wounded, what is the sniper's first priority?
(a) He needs to report to his field commander.
(b) He needs to get off the roof before dawn.
(c) He needs medical attention.
(d) He needs to find and kill the old woman.

4. What word (or a variation of it) is repeated several times after the sniper is shot?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Broken.
(d) Dead.

5. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?
(a) He is not sure which side the car belongs to, at first.
(b) He does not have a weapon that will penetrate its armor.
(c) He does not want to give away his position.
(d) There is a civilian in his line of fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is near the sniper's position?

2. The sniper takes a "draught" (96) of his drink. What is a "draught" in this context?

3. What do the Republicans want?

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

5. Who wrote "The Sniper"?

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