View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the sniper decide that it is safe to move from the rooftop?
(a) The enemy sniper was the only serious danger to him.
(b) He is very drunk.
(c) The streets immediately around him are quiet.
(d) The battle seems to be over.

5. After he is wounded, the sniper feels a "paroxysm" of pain. What kind of pain is he feeling?
(a) Creeping and throbbing.
(b) Mild but bothersome.
(c) Gradually easing.
(d) Sudden and violent.

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

7. 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) There is a civilian in his line of fire.
(c) He does not have a weapon that will penetrate its armor.
(d) He does not want to give away his position.

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

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

10. 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) Personification.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Oxymoron.

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

12. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?
(a) Fear.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Eagerness.
(d) Anger.

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

14. What is the sniper eating?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) Cold stew.
(c) An apple.
(d) Cookies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the context in which it is used in "The Sniper," how is "draught" (96) pronounced?

2. What does the sniper do when he realizes that the old woman is an informant?

3. What can readers infer about the sniper's revolver?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 593 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample