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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. Once he is wounded, what is the sniper's first priority?
2. What river is near the sniper's position?
3. Why does the protagonist expose his hand by draping it over the parapet?
4. The description of the car "panting" (96) suggests what about the situation?
5. Once his enemy has died, the sniper begins to "gibber" (98). What is he doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the enemy sniper manage to shoot the protagonist?
2. How does the sniper react to being shot?
3. 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?
4. What problem is created by the sniper's wound?
5. What is the symbolic significance of the O'Connell Bridge and the River Liffey?
6. Who does the sniper kill while he is still waiting to kill the enemy sniper, and why does he kill them?
7. When the reader first encounters the sniper, what is he doing, and why?
8. Who are the Republicans at war with, and what does this opposition believe?
9. What motivates the sniper to get himself back under control?
10. Describe the wound that the sniper suffers.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the paradox in the story's description of the sniper's appearance.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the use of the River Liffey as a symbol in "The Sniper." Describe how it appears in the story, background information on the river, and how these two elements combine to create meaning.
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