The Vision of Maya Lin

 According to "Always to Remember," who had the idea that Vietnam veterans deserved a memorial?

• a. two lawyers

• b. a Vietnam veteran, Jan Scruggs

• c. Maya Ying Lin's professor at Yale

• d. the author, Brent Ashabranner

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According to "Always to Remember," who was particularly interested in entering the memorial competition?

• a. college students

• b. war veterans

• c. designers and sculptors

• d. residents of Washington, D.C.

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 According to "Always to Remember," who had the idea for Maya Ying Lin to submit a design to the  competition?

• a. her college professor

• b. Maya Ying Lin herself

• c. her parents

• d. her friends

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. Based on your reading of "Always to Remember," which word best describes the response to the design  competition for a memorial?

• a. enthusiastic

• b. lukewarm

• c. uninterested

• d. angry

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 "Always to Remember" tells that Maya Ying Lin visited the park where the memorial would be built before  she created a design. Why was the visit a good idea?

• a. She needed to take a break from her studies.

• b. She was able to talk with local people about the memorial they envisioned.

• c. She did historical research in a Washington, D.C., library.

• d. She was able to imagine a design that fit the landscape.

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 According to "Always to Remember," why were the judges surprised by who won the design competition?

• a. The winner had an artistic background.

• b. The winner was inexperienced

• c. The winner was not from Washington, D.C.

• d. The winner entered at the last minute.

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7. According to "Always to Remember," which word best describes the home in which Maya Ying Lin grew  up?

• a. wealthy

• b. artistic

• c. poor

• d. unhappy

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. According to "Always to Remember," what subject did Maya Ying Lin decide to concentrate on in college?

• a. art history

• b. ceramics

• c. literature

• d. architecture

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 According to "Always to Remember," what was the motivation for creating the memorial?

• a. to honor those who opposed the war in Vietnam

• b. to honor American military personnel who had been killed or listed as missing in Vietnam

• c. to convince everyone that the war had helped maintain freedom

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According to "Always to Remember," which of the following was not an important design criterion for the  Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

• a. harmony with surroundings

• b. ease of maintenance

• c. size

• d. high artistic merit

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