Question 1 • (CR27) ENG 3-1001370-S2-VRobinson-VOL7006P
Read this excerpt from “Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk.” I remember distinctly the thrill of climbing aboard a U.S. Army helicopter in the cool of the morning and taking off across the rice fields with a South Vietnamese battalion for a day’s jousting with the Vietcong guerillas. There was hope then that the non-Communist Vietnamese might win their war. I was proud of the young American pilots sitting at the controls in the cockpit and I was grateful for the opportunity to witness this adventure and to report it. We are fighting now, I used to think, and some day we will triumph and this will be a better country. Which choice best describes how the author builds conflict in this excerpt?
Answer
A
He reflects back and describes his initial optimism of the war.
B
He makes predictions about the possible outcomes of the war.
C
He criticizes the US government for becoming involved in the war.
D
He shares his hopes for the non-Communist Vietnamese.