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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.

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Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War. The tedium was occasionally relieved by a large-scale search-and-destroy operation, but the exhilaration of riding the lead helicopter into a landing zone was usually followed by more of the same hot walking, with the mud sucking at our boots and the sun thudding against our helmets while an invisible enemy shot at us from distant tree lines. The paradox in the excerpt illustrates the idea that

danger could alleviate the monotony of war.

walking was often necessary after flying.

the soldiers could not see their enemies.

the heat was more difficult to overcome than the enemy.

Which excerpt from A Rumor of War best illustrates Vietnam’s uncomfortable climate?

By autumn, what had begun as an adventurous expedition had turned into an exhausting, indecisive war of attrition in which we fought for no cause other than our own survival.

But there were no Normandies and Gettysburgs for us, no epic clashes that decided the fates of armies or nations. The war was mostly a matter of enduring weeks of expectant waiting and, at random intervals, of conducting vicious manhunts through jungles and swamps where snipers harassed us constantly and booby traps cut us down one by one.

The tedium was occasionally relieved by a large-scale search-and-destroy operation, but the exhilaration of riding the lead helicopter into a landing zone was usually followed by more of the same hot walking, with the mud sucking at our boots and the sun thudding against our helmets while an invisible enemy shot at us from distant tree lines.

Weeks of bottled-up tensions would be released in a few minutes of orgiastic violence, men screaming and shouting obscenities above the explosions of grenades and the rapid, rippling bursts of automatic rifles.

Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War.By autumn, what had begun as an adventurous expedition had turned into an exhausting, indecisive war of attrition in which we fought for no cause other than our own survival.Based on the excerpt, the narrator

understands that he has a specific responsibility but is frightened to be a part of the war effort.

understands how important wars can be to a culture after he experiences one firsthand.

believes there are instances when violence is a necessary evil, despite its unpleasantness.

believes the reasons for fighting become muted over time and eventually all that matters is staying alive.

Based on "Harrison Bergeron," which statement would Kurt Vonnegut most likely support?

Achieving absolute and literal equality requires the suppression of individuality.

Maintaining a stable society necessitates strict obedience to laws and rules.

Trying one’s best at any particular task is as good as achieving success.

Developing new technologies brings positive advancements to a society.

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