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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the sniper to calm himself and get back to his job?
(a) He is nearly hit by his own bullet.
(b) He realizes that he needs medical attention.
(c) He remembers the cause he is fighting for.
(d) He sees that the sun is nearly up.

2. How does the reader know the sniper's age?
(a) From the report of his thoughts.
(b) From the description of his face.
(c) From the description of his eyes.
(d) From the description of the objects he has with him.

3. Who wrote "The Sniper"?
(a) Liam O'Connell.
(b) Patrick O'Flaherty.
(c) Patrick O'Connell.
(d) Liam O'Flaherty.

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

5. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?
(a) He crosses the street.
(b) He has to pass by a group of civilians.
(c) He knows that the street may be mined.
(d) The body is in the opposite direction from his route back to his commander.

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

7. How does the sniper get off of the rooftop?
(a) Via a set of fire stairs.
(b) By jumping to a lower building.
(c) By the ladder he has with him.
(d) Through a skylight.

8. 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 fighting is animalistic.
(d) The technology they have available is primitive.

9. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?
(a) Fury.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Regret.

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

11. Once he is wounded, what makes it difficult for the sniper to achieve his goal?
(a) He is dizzy from pain and loss of blood.
(b) He is suddenly afraid.
(c) He cannot shoot his rifle.
(d) He no longer wants to kill anyone.

12. How many people does the sniper kill before he can get a clear shot at the enemy sniper?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

13. What is the sniper drinking?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Milk.
(d) Whiskey.

14. In order to fool his enemy, what does the sniper lift over the parapet?
(a) His jacket.
(b) His head.
(c) His rifle.
(d) His hat.

15. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?
(a) A chimney.
(b) An enclosed opening to the floor below.
(c) A low wall at the edge of the roof.
(d) A stairwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sniper drop to the ground?

2. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?

3. What is the source of the sniper's respect for his fallen enemy?

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

5. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?

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