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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) The battle seems to be over.
(c) He is very drunk.
(d) The streets immediately around him are quiet.

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

5. In the opening of the story, machine guns fire "spasmodically." How are they firing?
(a) Loudly.
(b) In brief bursts with no regular pattern.
(c) Continuously.
(d) With a deep reverberating sound.

Short Answer Questions

1. What temporarily interferes with his vision and stops the sniper from seeing the results of his shot?

2. After he calms down, what does the sniper decide to do next?

3. How many people does the sniper kill before he can get a clear shot at the enemy sniper?

4. Once he is wounded, what is the sniper's first priority?

5. What nearby area of the city is under heavy fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the reader first encounters the sniper, what is he doing, and why?

2. How does the enemy sniper manage to shoot the protagonist?

3. How does the sniper fool his enemy?

4. What motivates the sniper to get himself back under control?

5. What motivates the sniper to discover the identity of the dead man, and what is that identity?

6. Describe the wound that the sniper suffers.

7. What causes the sniper to suddenly lose his enthusiasm for the battle?

8. How does the sniper react to being shot?

9. What is the sniper drinking, and what evidence does the reader have that it is affecting his judgement?

10. What risk does the sniper take at the beginning of the story, and what are the consequences?

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