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Experiencing and Reliving Vietnam — Quiz Answers

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Which best describes the central conflict in “Ambush”?

A
The narrator is frustrated by the empty assurances of Kiowa.
B
The narrator is tormented by the grave dangers he once faced.
C
The narrator is haunted by the experience of killing another man.
D
The narrator is bothered by the fact that he lied to his daughter.
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Which excerpt from “Ambush” best reflects the story’s central conflict?

A
He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.
B
I had already pulled the pin on a grenade.
C
Almost certainly the young man would have passed me by.
D
Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don’t.
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In “Ambush,” which line signals the beginning of the narrative within the frame story?

A
When she was nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone.
B
“You keep writing these war stories,” she said, “so I guess you must’ve killed somebody.”
C
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.
D
He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.
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Which best describes why “Ambush” contains a frame story?

A
The narrator situates a flashback of his experience in Vietnam between related events that take place after the war.
B
The narrator situates a flashback to his boyhood between related events that take place in the present, when he is an old man.
C
The narrator describes events that take place in two different countries: the United States and Vietnam.
D
The narrator describes events that take place in two different locations: a living room and a jungle.
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Read the excerpt from “Ambush.” He was a short, slender young man of about twenty. I was afraid of him—afraid of something—and as he passed me on the trail I threw a grenade that exploded at his feet and killed him. The excerpt is an example of

A
flashback, because the narrator is remembering a conversation with his daughter.
B
frame story, because the narrator is explaining why he feels he must tell his daughter what he did.
C
frame story, because the narrator is describing an action that he deeply regrets.
D
flashback, because the narrator is recalling an event that occurred during the Vietnam war.
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The first paragraph of “Ambush” contains a conversation that takes place

A
after the narrator told his daughter the truth about war.
B
before the birth of the narrator’s daughter.
C
after the narrator’s experiences in the Vietnam War.
D
before the narrator killed a man in Vietnam.
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In the story “Ambush,” what is revealed to the reader through the frame-story structure?

A
The narrator is never able to discuss the event with his fellow troops.
B
The narrator has been able to forgive himself for what happened.
C
The narrator continues to feel haunted by the events in Vietnam.
D
The narrator feels deep regret that he did not tell his daughter the truth.
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In “Ambush,” why does the author begin the passage in the present rather than during the war?

A
to build tension within the story itself
B
to illustrate the importance of the past
C
to emphasize that he survived the event
D
to create a feeling of tremendous loss
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The first paragraph of “Ambush” contains a conversation that takes place

A
before the birth of the narrator’s daughter.
B
before the narrator killed a man in Vietnam.
C
after the narrator’s experiences in the Vietnam War.
D
after the narrator told his daughter the truth about war.
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In “Ambush,” which line signals the beginning of the narrative within the frame story?

A
When she was nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone.
B
“You keep writing these war stories,” she said, “so I guess you must’ve killed somebody.”
C
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.
D
He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.

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