Reading Questions - "The Man I Killed," "Ambush," "Good Form"

Answer the following questions in complete sentences and without typos. Draft your responses in a Word Document and then copy the answers into the blog and submit them. Come into class with a printed copy of the answers you submitted.

"THE MAN I KILLED"

1. In his description of the Vietnamese man that he "killed," what KINDS of information does O'Brien give us?

2. Do you believe O'Brien's description of the man's life, for instance that "he someday wanted to be a teacher of mathematics?" Why or why not?

"AMBUSH"

1. What does Tim's daughter, Kathleen, ask him? What is his answer? Why do you think he answered that way?

2. What does this writing/telling this story allow Tim to do?

3. According to the second paragraph, how does O'Brien kill the man? Reading on, why does he kill the man?

"GOOD FORM"

1. Is Tim guilty of killing the Vietnamese man? Why or why not?

2. What is the difference between "story truth" and "happening truth"?

3. What can stories do?