Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At what time of day does the story begin?
(a) Mid-afternoon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dusk.
2. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?
(a) The soldiers are exhausted.
(b) The technology they have available is primitive.
(c) The air is thick with smoke from the British artillery.
(d) The fighting is animalistic.
3. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?
(a) Regret.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Fury.
4. When he finally gets a clear shot at his enemy, what is the protagonist feeling?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Fear.
(c) Eagerness.
(d) Anger.
5. Where is the enemy sniper located?
(a) On the same rooftop as the protagonist.
(b) On the rooftop across the street.
(c) In an alley next to the building the protagonist is on.
(d) In an armored car.
Short Answer Questions
1. The sniper takes a "draught" (96) of his drink. What is a "draught" in this context?
2. Who wrote "The Sniper"?
3. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?
4. After he is wounded, the sniper feels a "paroxysm" of pain. What kind of pain is he feeling?
5. What do the Free Staters want?
Short Essay Questions
1. What risk does the sniper take at the beginning of the story, and what are the consequences?
2. What are the two contrasting descriptions of the sniper given when he is first introduced?
3. How does the sniper fool his enemy?
4. When the reader first encounters the sniper, what is he doing, and why?
5. What motivates the sniper to discover the identity of the dead man, and what is that identity?
6. Who is the protagonist of "The Sniper" and what is he fighting for?
7. What problem is created by the sniper's wound?
8. In the sentence "Almost immediately, a bullet flattened itself against the parapet of the roof," (96), what is being personified and what purpose does the personification of the bullet serve?
9. What happens as a result of the Republican sniper's ruse?
10. Who are the Republicans at war with, and what does this opposition believe?
|
This section contains 765 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
