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Which best describes the central conflict in “Ambush”?

The narrator is bothered by the fact that he lied to his daughter.

The narrator is haunted by the experience of killing another man.

The narrator is tormented by the grave dangers he once faced.

The narrator is frustrated by the empty assurances of Kiowa.

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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

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.

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.

In “Ambush,” why does the author begin the passage in the present rather than during the war?

to emphasize that he survived the event

to create a feeling of tremendous loss

to build tension within the story itself

to illustrate the importance of the past

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.

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.

Which structural element do “Ambush” and “Facing It” share?

They contain a story within a story.

They contain multiple points of view.

They present events in sequential order.

They include a flashback about an event.

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.

Which excerpt from “Ambush” best reflects the story’s central conflict?

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

I had already pulled the pin on a grenade.

Almost certainly the young man would have passed me by.

Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don’t.

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