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Which best describes a theme of both “Ambush” and “Facing It”?

A
Even people who have experienced brutal events have hope for the future.
B
Only by telling the truth can people be absolved of the guilt they feel.
C
Soldiers were not given enough respect during the Vietnam War.
D
War and violence leave a lasting impact on people, especially soldiers.
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In “Ambush,” why does the author begin the passage in the present rather than during the war?

A
to emphasize that he survived the event
B
to create a feeling of tremendous loss
C
to build tension within the story itself
D
to illustrate the importance of the past
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Use the following definitions to answer the question.accept:1. (verb) to take, to receiveexcept:1. (verb) to leave out, to excludeWhich sentence contains correct word usage?

A
A raise was given to all employees accept the intern.
B
The school was happy to except all donations to support their programs.
C
Please except this as a token of my appreciation.
D
The restaurant will only accept deliveries through the back entrance.
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Which of the following slogans best exemplifies the flattery technique?

A
“Rise up, sleepy heads! It’s time for the best part of your day: Morning Bran Cereal!”
B
“America’s newest obsession is bran—Morning Bran Cereal!”
C
“Do breakfast the right way, with Morning Bran Cereal!”
D
“You’re the best there is! Shouldn’t your breakfast cereal also be the best?”
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Which sentence from Dispatches contains the best example of sensory language?

A
Sometimes you’d step from the bunker, all sense of time passing having left you, and find it dark out.
B
There would be dozens of them at once sometimes, trailing an intense smoke, dropping white-hot sparks, and it seemed as though anything caught in their range would be made still, like figures in a game of living statues.
C
Once in a while—I guess I saw it happen three or four times in all—there would be a secondary explosion, a direct hit on a supply of NVA ammunition.
D
If they did, when they did, it might not matter that you were in the best bunker in the DMZ, wouldn’t matter that you were young and had plans, that you were loved, that you were a noncombatant, an observer.

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