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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sniper drop to the ground?

2. How are the sniper's eyes described?

3. The sniper's face is described as "ascetic" (96). What does this imply about the sniper?

4. What bridge is near the sniper's position?

5. What river is near the sniper's position?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the setting of "The Sniper"?

7. 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?

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

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

10. Describe the wound that the sniper suffers.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the most reasonable explanation of the sniper's choice to light the cigarette that gives away his position? Provide textual evidence for your claim.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the symbolic significance of the sniper's bullet injury and his treatment of it. Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the last line of the story "The Sniper." Be sure to include a discussion of the layers of meaning in the word "brother" and to explain how this line impacts the overall meaning of the story.

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