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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. 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.

2. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?
(a) The body is in the opposite direction from his route back to his commander.
(b) He crosses the street.
(c) He knows that the street may be mined.
(d) He has to pass by a group of civilians.

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

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

5. What is the sniper drinking?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Milk.
(d) Whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?

2. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?

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

4. What does the sniper do when he realizes that his enemy is dead?

5. The conflicting descriptions of the sniper that make him sound both young and mature are an example of what technique?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Republicans at war with, and what does this opposition believe?

2. Who is the protagonist of "The Sniper" and what is he fighting for?

3. Who does the sniper kill while he is still waiting to kill the enemy sniper, and why does he kill them?

4. What happens as a result of the Republican sniper's ruse?

5. How does the sniper react to being shot?

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

7. What striking contrast is there in the description that opens the story with the description that closes the first paragraph?

8. How does the sniper fool his enemy?

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

10. What problem is created by the sniper's wound?

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