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Key Themes and Structures in Analysis

12. How is the chapter structured? C. Through description and repetition 13. What physical feature is repeated in the chapter? C. His star-shaped wound 14. What does O’Brien imagine about the man’s past? B. He was an innocent farmer 15. How does Kiowa try to comfort O’Brien? B. By explaining war logic 16. What is the tone of this chapter? C. Reflective and tragic 17. What effect does the repetition of details have? C. It increases tension and guilt ________________ Chapter 13: Ambush 18. Who asks O’Brien if he has ever killed anyone? C. His daughter 19. How does O’Brien describe the Vietnamese soldier? B. As scared and small 20. How does O’Brien kill the man? B. Grenade 21. What does O’Brien say the man probably would have done? C. Thrown his grenade 22. Why does O’Brien say he told his daughter he hadn’t killed anyone? A. She wouldn’t understand 23. What does O’Brien say about truth in storytelling? C. Emotional truth matters more ________________ Chapter 14: Style 24. What strange behavior does the Vietnamese girl display? A. She dances 25. What happened to her village? A. It was attacked and burned 26. How does Azar respond to the girl’s dancing? B. He mocks her 27. How does Dobbins respond to Azar’s actions? C. He threatens him 28. What is the likely meaning behind the girl’s dancing? B. Mental collapse or grief ________________ Chapter 15: Speaking of Courage 29. What does Norman Bowker do throughout the chapter? A. Drives in circles 30. Why does he circle the lake repeatedly? B. He can’t stop thinking 31. What does Bowker imagine telling his father? C. That he earned medals 32. What medal does Bowker almost win? B. Silver Star 33. What causes Bowker to lose the medal? C. He couldn’t save Kiowa 34. How is the chapter structured? C. Through description and repetition 35. What physical feature is repeated in the chapter? C. His star-shaped wound 36. What does O’Brien imagine about the man’s past? B. He was an innocent farmer 37. How does Kiowa try to comfort O’Brien? B. By explaining war logic 38. What is the tone of this chapter? C. Reflective and tragic 39. What effect does the repetition of details have? C. It increases tension and guilt ________________ Chapter 13: Ambush 18. Who asks O’Brien if he has ever killed anyone? C. His daughter 19. How does O’Brien describe the Vietnamese soldier? B. As scared and small 20. How does O’Brien kill the man? B. Grenade 21. What does O’Brien say the man probably would have done? C. Thrown his grenade 22. Why does O’Brien say he told his daughter he hadn’t killed anyone? A. She wouldn’t understand 23. What does O’Brien say about truth in storytelling? C. Emotional truth matters more ________________ Chapter 14: Style 24. What strange behavior does the Vietnamese girl display? A. She dances 25. What happened to her village? A. It was attacked and burned 26. How does Azar respond to the girl’s dancing? B. He mocks her 27. How does Dobbins respond to Azar’s actions? C. He threatens him 28. What is the likely meaning behind the girl’s dancing? B. Mental collapse or grief ________________ Chapter 15: Speaking of Courage 29. What does Norman Bowker do throughout the chapter? A. Drives in circles 30. Why does he circle the lake repeatedly? B. He can’t stop thinking 31. What does Bowker imagine telling his father? C. That he earned medals 32. What medal does Bowker almost win? B. Silver Star 33. What causes Bowker to lose the medal? C. He couldn’t save Kiowa