The Man I Killed & Ambush

In the chapter titled “The Man I Killed,” O’Brien’s guilt over the killing the Vietnamese soldier manifests itself in

• memories of his father’s stories from the Korean War

• fantasies about the soldier’s life

• desires to run away from his platoon

• urges to kill more people

• attempts to make jokes out of death

How does O’Brien kill the Vietnamese man?

• He shoots him with a machine gun

• He stabs him with a bayonet

• He blows him up with a grenade

• He chokes him with his bare hands

How does Azar react to the Vietnamese man’s death?

• He makes jokes about it

• He is visibly shaken

• He comforts O'Brien

• He demands revenge

What kind of man does O’Brien imagine the Vietnamese boy to be?

• strong and into sports

• charismatic and into women

• feminine and into math

• shy and into books

How does Kiowa rationalize the Vietnamese man’s death?

• He was old and lived a good life.

• He was a bad man and deserved to die.

• Everyone dies, so it doesn't matter

• He was a soldier, and it was to be expected.

What shaped-hole was the dead boy's eye?

• Circle

• Star

• Triangle

• Rhombus

How does Tim O'Brien illustrate his shock and guilt in "The Man I Killed"?

• Repetition

• Irony

• Simile

• Symbolism

Which soldier was sympathetic / understanding about the dead enemy soldier?

• Tim O'Brien

• Mitchell Sanders

• Azar

• Kiowa

What does O'Brien imagine the young man doing at the end of "Ambush"?

• Smiling and walking into the fog

• Getting blown up by the grenade

• Getting shot

• Killing O'Brien

Did O'Brien intend to kill the young man?

• Yes

• No