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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?
(a) Weep.
(b) Pace back and forth.
(c) Clutch at his face and head.
(d) Speak rapid nonsense.

2. Why does the sniper not immediately fire on the enemy car?
(a) He does not want to give away his position.
(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) There is a civilian in his line of fire.

3. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?
(a) To show a white flag.
(b) To make it look like he has been shot.
(c) He needs to risk it in order to get his gun.
(d) He is unaware that he has done so.

4. "His enemy had been hit" (98) is an example of what technique?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Charged language.
(c) Honorific diction.
(d) Passive voice.

5. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?
(a) Personification.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Paradox.

6. What does the sniper do when he realizes that his enemy is dead?
(a) Cries out joyfully.
(b) Calmly begins packing his things up.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Drops to his knees.

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

8. In the context in which it is used in "The Sniper," how is "draught" (96) pronounced?
(a) It rhymes with "out."
(b) It rhymes with "taught."
(c) It rhymes with "rocked."
(d) It rhymes with "raft."

9. What finally changes the way that the sniper is feeling?
(a) The sounds of the battle beginning to fade.
(b) The death of the turret gunner.
(c) Being shot.
(d) The death of the enemy sniper.

10. What does the sniper drop to the ground?
(a) His revolver.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His field glasses.
(d) His jacket.

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

12. What is the source of the sniper's respect for his fallen enemy?
(a) The man was a good shot.
(b) He is a fellow Irishman.
(c) He can tell that his enemy was also a soldier.
(d) His religious respect for life.

13. Why is the sniper eating?
(a) He was too excited to eat earlier.
(b) He just remembered that he should.
(c) Another soldier has just brought him food.
(d) He has been too busy until now.

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

15. At what time of day does the story begin?
(a) Mid-afternoon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Dusk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the enemy sniper stand up and expose his position?

2. On the rooftop where the sniper is lying, there is a parapet. What is a parapet?

3. What is the first physical sensation the sniper feels in the place where he has been shot?

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

5. When the sniper turns over the body of his enemy, whom does he discover it to be?

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