Vietnam War Memorial

1- In "The Vietnam Wall," what is the meaning of the simile "The way like cutting onions / It brings water out of nowhere" (lines 4–5)?

• a- It proves that people need to be careful of the fountain.

• a- It creates the image that the memorial has sharp lines.

• a- It means that the memorial causes people to cry.

• a- It shows that people are concerned about the memorial.

1- Alberto Ríos uses the metaphor of "From the other, a black winding / Appendix line" (lines 8–9) in "The Vietnam Wall" to help his readers visualize

• a- how the memorial looks when it is photographed.

• a- the long list of names on the wall that resemble an appendix.

• a- the people who walk along the winding sidewalk beside the memorial.

• a- an appendix at the end of a book.

1- The repetition of the word"lines&names" lines in lines 17–19 of "The Vietnam Wall" helps emphasize

• a- the similarity between the shape of the memorial and the U.N. building.

• a- how the number of names is growing as the poet walks beside the wall.

• a- the length of time it takes to find a name on the memorial.

• a- why the names are presented in rows on the memorial.

1- Why does the poet almost leave the memorial?

• a- He is upset by all the "screaming" deaths the names represent.

• a- He has found the names that he was interested in reading.

• a- He is annoyed by the other people visiting the memorial.

• a- He cannot find names because they are not in alphabetical order.

1- Why do the "kids" and "junior high school boys" mentioned in lines 30–36 of "The Vietnam Wall" behave differently at the memorial?

• They are bored with reading the many names.

• a- They are affected by the solemn mood of the memorial.

• They are tired from walking along the memorial.

• a- They are interested in leaving as quickly as possible.

1- At the end of "The Vietnam Wall," the poet talks about seeing men cry because he

• has tried to stop the men from displaying emotion.

• has been embarrassed by other people crying.

• has seen himself reflected in the wall and crying.

• has noticed that only some people cry at the wall.

1- Both "Views of the Wall" and "The Vietnam Wall" express the idea that the memorial

• allows only adult visitors who want to remember relatives who died.

• was designed to honor the most important soldiers.

• is a place that helps people reflect on the consequences of war.

• should be visited mostly by large groups of students.