The Sniper

Where does the Sniper take place?

• Dublin, Georgia

• Dublin, Scotland

• Dublin, Ireland

• Galway, Ireland

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What are the names of the two sides fighting against each other?

• Democrats and Republicans

• Irish and British

• Free Staters and Irish Republican Army

• Irish Republican Army and Irish Democrat Army

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For which side does the main character fight?

• British

• Irish Republican Army

• Free Staters

• America

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What is the potentially fatal mistake that the main character makes that draws attention to him from the other sniper?

• Coughs loudly

• Stands up and walks around

• Sneezes loudly

• Lights a cigarette

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Why does the main character not shoot at the armored car when he first sees it?

• He can't see it well.

• He doesn't know if it's an enemy.

• He is smoking a cigarette.

• His bullets won't pierce the armor.

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What does the old woman character do in the story, and on which side is she in the war?

• Tells the sniper to hide; IRA

• Tells the armored car about the sniper; Free Stater

• Shoots at the sniper; Free Stater

• Runs away to hide; IRA

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What happens to the man in the armored car and the old woman?

• The are killed by the sniper.

• They hide from the sniper.

• They ride away together.

• They shoot at the sniper and kill him.

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How and where does the main character get injured?

• Shot by the old woman; chest

• Shot by the armored car; arm

• Shot by the other sniper; arm

• Shot by the other sniper; leg

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Why is the main character unable to use his rifle to shoot the other sniper after he is injured?

• The other sniper ran away.

• The rifle is jammed.

• His arm is injured.

• The sniper never had a rifle.

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Describe how the main character tricks the other sniper.

• He makes the other sniper think that he fell off the roof dead.

• He runs through the streets screaming.

• He throws water balloons at the other sniper.

• He doesn't trick the other sniper.

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