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    The Sniper - HelpTeaching.com

    What is the setting of "The Sniper?"


    a. London, England during World War II
    b. Dublin, Ireland during the Irish Civil War
    c. Paris, France during World War I

    2.

    What is the irony of the story?


    a. The sniper is killed by his own brother.
    b. Shots from each shooter kills the other.
    c. The sniper kills his own brother.
    d. The old lady that the sniper killed was his mother.

    3.

    The sniper was interested in the identity of the enemy sniper because he had a feeling that it was his
    brother.
    a. True
    b. False

    4.

    Beleaguered:
    a. Pummeled
    b. Beset with difficulties
    c. Invaded
    d. Plagued by locusts

    5.

    Ruse:
    a. Trick
    b. Disguise
    c. Mask
    d. Character

    6.

    What alerts the enemy sniper to the sniper on the rooftop?


    a. Shuffling his feet
    b. Whistling a tune
    c. Lighting a cigarette
    d. Raising his gun

    7.

    The story is set during which war?


    a. The American Civil War
    b. The Irish Civil War
    c. The American Revolution
    d. The Second World War

    8.

    What is the point of the story?

    9.

    What is the theme of the story?


    a. The sniper is an intelligent man.
    b. The sniper enjoys killing people.
    c. War is a game for some people.
    d. War reduces people to mere objects. They have no names, no faces.They are targets.

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