Experiencing and Reliving Vietnam

In "Ambush," which line signals the beginning of the narrative within the frame story? When she was nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone. "You keep writing these war stories," she said, "so I guess you must've killed somebody." It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while. He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.

He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.

Which best describes the sequencing of "Ambush"? It relates events in the exact order in which they occurred. It includes multiple flashbacks about a variety of events. It contains a narrative that is told within another narrative. It recounts the narrator's reflections of past experiences.

It contains a narrative that is told within another narrative.

How do the authors differ in the way they present the war in "Facing It" and "Ambush"? O'Brien describes it in narrative form, while Komunyakaa describes it with free-flowing thoughts. O'Brien describes it with flashback, while Komunyakaa describes it through the eyes of others. O'Brien describes exactly what happened, while Komunyakaa describes only his emotional state. O'Brien describes it with sensory language, while Komunyakaa describes it with personification.

O'Brien describes it in narrative form, while Komunyakaa describes it with free-flowing thoughts.

In the story "Ambush," what is revealed to the reader through the frame-story structure? The narrator is never able to discuss the event with his fellow troops. The narrator feels deep regret that he did not tell his daughter the truth. The narrator continues to feel haunted by the events in Vietnam. The narrator has been able to forgive himself for what happened.

The narrator continues to feel haunted by the events in Vietnam.

Which best describes why "Ambush" contains a frame story? The narrator situates a flashback of his experience in Vietnam between related events that take place after the war. The narrator describes events that take place in two different countries: the United States and Vietnam. The narrator situates a flashback to his boyhood between related events that take place in the present, when he is an old man. The narrator describes events that take place in two different locations: a living room and a jungle.

The narrator situates a flashback of his experience in Vietnam between related events that take place after the war.

How does the author's use of free verse allow him to effectively express his feelings about the memorial in the poem "Facing It"? The use of free verse allows him to use personification. The use of free verse allows him to use a traditional rhyme scheme. The use of free verse allows him to use similes and metaphors. The use of free verse allows him to use unconventional rhythm.

The use of free verse allows him to use unconventional rhythm.

Which best describes a theme of both "Ambush" and "Facing It"? Even people who have experienced brutal events have hope for the future. Only by telling the truth can people be absolved of the guilt they feel. Soldiers were not given enough respect during the Vietnam War. War and violence leave a lasting impact on people, especially soldiers.

War and violence leave a lasting impact on people, especially soldiers.

Which pair of sentences from "Ambush" best reflects that a flashback, or a shift in time, has occurred? She knew about the war; she knew I'd been a soldier. "You keep writing these war stories," she said, "so I guess you must've killed somebody." Even now, I haven't finished sorting it out. Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don't. When she was, nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone.I reached out and found three grenades and lined them up in front of me; the pins had already been straightened for quick throwing. I did not hate the young man; I did not see him as the enemy; I did not ponder issues of morality or politics or military duty. I crouched and kept my head low.

When she was, nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone.I reached out and found three grenades and lined them up in front of me; the pins had already been straightened for quick throwing.

The first paragraph of "Ambush" contains a conversation that takes place before the narrator killed a man in Vietnam. before the birth of the narrator's daughter. after the narrator's experiences in the Vietnam War. after the narrator told his daughter the truth about war.

after the narrator's experiences in the Vietnam War.

Which element is used in both "Ambush" and "Facing It" to create tension and conflict? the minimal use of descriptive words the addition of several fictional elements the conflicted thoughts of the narrators the insertion of frequent flashbacks

the conflicted thoughts of the narrators