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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. What bridge is near the sniper's position?
(a) Nine Arches.
(b) Lifford.
(c) Craigavon.
(d) O'Connell.
2. How are the sniper's eyes described?
(a) Cold and fanatical.
(b) Intelligent and kind.
(c) Confused and frightened.
(d) Angry and eager.
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. How does the enemy sniper respond to the protagonist's ruse?
(a) He surrenders.
(b) He shoots.
(c) He yells something at the protagonist.
(d) He drops his rifle.
5. What temporarily interferes with his vision and stops the sniper from seeing the results of his shot?
(a) Rain.
(b) Tears.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Smoke.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the sniper get shot?
2. Where is the enemy sniper located?
3. As a result of taking a risk in order to see his dead enemy's body, what happens to the sniper?
4. What does the sniper take a risk to do after he finishes eating?
5. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the sniper kill while he is still waiting to kill the enemy sniper, and why does he kill them?
2. What motivates the sniper to get himself back under control?
3. What happens as a result of the Republican sniper's ruse?
4. Who is the protagonist of "The Sniper" and what is he fighting for?
5. What is the symbolic significance of the O'Connell Bridge and the River Liffey?
6. What are the two contrasting descriptions of the sniper given when he is first introduced?
7. What is the setting of "The Sniper"?
8. When the reader first encounters the sniper, what is he doing, and why?
9. What motivates the sniper to discover the identity of the dead man, and what is that identity?
10. How does the sniper react to being shot?
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