Experiencing and Reliving Vietnam

Question 1

In “Ambush,” which of the following events signals the beginning of a narrative within a frame story?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: The narrator describes a man walking on a trail.

Question 2

How does the frame-story structure create tension?It shows that O’Brien’s relationship with his daughter is based on untruths.It describes one man’s intense experiences in Vietnam.✔ It shows how the speaker still struggles with the past in the present.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: It shows how the speaker still struggles with the past in the present.

Question 3

Based on what you know about structure and sequence in this short story, why do you think the main character says, “This is why I keep writing war stories”?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: He wants to use writing to discover the truth about his experiences.

Question 4

Which line signals the end of the narrative within the frame story?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: “Even now I haven’t finished sorting it out. Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don’t.”

Question 5

Which statements describe conflicts that develop because of the frame-story structure? Check all of the boxes that apply to the story you read.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The narrator is not able to tell his daughter the truth about his experience.; C: The experience of having killed a man in the past haunts the narrator in the present.; D: The narrator recounts the traumatic feelings he experienced when he killed a man.

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