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Which excerpt from "Ambush" best reflects the story’s central conflict? |
Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don’t. |
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In "Ambush," why does the author begin the passage in the present rather than during the war? |
to build tension within the story itself |
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Which structural element do "Ambush" and "Facing It" share? |
NOT!! They contain multiple points of view. |
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Which pair of sentences from "Ambush" best reflects that a flashback, or a shift in time, has occurred? |
NOT!! "You keep writing these war stories," she said, "so I guess you must’ve killed somebody." Even now, I haven’t finished sorting it out. |
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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. |
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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 |
NOT!! frame story, because the narrator is describing an action that he deeply regrets. |
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Which best describes a theme of both "Ambush" and "Facing It"? |
War and violence leave a lasting impact on people, especially soldiers. |
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Which element is used in both "Ambush" and "Facing It" to create tension and conflict? |
the conflicted thoughts of the narrators |
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How does the author’s use of free verse allow him to effectively express his feelings about the memorial in the poem "Facing It"? |
NOT!! The use of free verse allows him to use similes and metaphors. NOT!! The use of free verse allows him to use personification. |
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The first paragraph of "Ambush" contains a conversation that takes place |
after the narrator’s experiences in the Vietnam War. |
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In the story "Ambush," what is revealed to the reader through the frame-story structure? |
The narrator continues to feel haunted by the events in Vietnam. |
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Which best describes the central conflict in "Ambush"? |
The narrator is haunted by the experience of killing another man. |
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In "Ambush," which line signals the beginning of the narrative within the frame story? |
NOT!! When she was nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone. |
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How do the authors differ in the way they present the war in "Facing It" and "Ambush"? |
NOT!! O’Brien describes it with sensory language, while Komunyakaa describes it with personification. |
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