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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What river is near the sniper's position?
(a) The Corrib.
(b) The Shannon.
(c) The Liffey.
(d) The Thames.

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

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

6. How does the enemy sniper respond to the protagonist's ruse?
(a) He shoots.
(b) He drops his rifle.
(c) He surrenders.
(d) He yells something at the protagonist.

7. What temporarily interferes with his vision and stops the sniper from seeing the results of his shot?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Tears.
(c) Rain.
(d) Smoke.

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

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

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

11. The narrator says that the sniper can hear the "dull panting" (96) of the enemy armored car. This is an example of which technique?
(a) Simile.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Personification.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

12. What bridge is near the sniper's position?
(a) Craigavon.
(b) Nine Arches.
(c) O'Connell.
(d) Lifford.

13. Where is the enemy sniper located?
(a) On the same rooftop as the protagonist.
(b) In an alley next to the building the protagonist is on.
(c) On the rooftop across the street.
(d) In an armored car.

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

15. What is the only description given of the old woman?
(a) She walks very slowly.
(b) Her dress looks like it is brand new.
(c) She has a thin smile.
(d) Her head is covered in an old shawl.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what time of day does the story begin?

3. Who wrote "The Sniper"?

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

5. What do the Republicans want?

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