Read the following passage:Sure, I wish things had turned out differently for me in Vietnam. But I know things could have turned out worse, too. So I just try to be thankful for what I do have and do my best to be independent. I can dress myself and even tie a tie. No more playing guitar, though. If I close my eyes, I can just about hear the music. Just strumming my heartstrings is what I'm doing, I suppose.Which best explains how imagery contributes to the meaning of this passage?A.It helps readers picture the narrator's successes and struggles.B.It illustrates how the war affects people in different ways.C.It gives readers an understanding of what life was like for the narrator before the war.D.It highlights the idea that the narrator is lucky to be alive.

Read the following passage:Sure, I wish things had turned out differently for me in Vietnam. But I know things could have turned out worse, too. So I just try to be thankful for what I do have and do my best to be independent. I can dress myself and even tie a tie. No more playing guitar, though. If I close my eyes, I can just about hear the music. Just strumming my heartstrings is what I'm doing, I suppose.What is one way the author's word choice contributes to the tone of this passage?A.The word "heartstrings" adds to the feeling of nostalgia.B.The words "worse" and "best" represent the narrator's anxiety.C.The metaphor creates a sense of grateful acceptance.D.The personification gives readers a peaceful impression.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Sure, I wish things had turned out differently for me in Vietnam. But I know things could have turned out worse, too. So I just try to be thankful for what I do have and do my best to be independent. I can dress myself and even tie a tie. No more playing guitar, though. If I close my eyes, I can just about hear the music. Just strumming my heartstrings is what I'm doing, I suppose.How could the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of somber regret?A.The narrator decides to sell his guitar and take up a new instrument.B.The narrator mentions a friend who did not live through the war.C.The narrator describes the difficulty in cooking for himself.D.The narrator points out that he doesn't have to wear a tie too often.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:In Vietnam, the jungle itself turned you into an animal. It reached out and pulled you in. We willingly performed the outward transformation of camouflaging ourselves — tucking foliage into our helmets, smearing our faces with ash that stung our nostrils. But something inside us was changing as well. We were becoming beasts — stalking our prey, baring our fangs. And when the time came, attacking.Which best explains how imagery contributes to the meaning of this passage?A.It provides details about the different kinds of plant and animal life found in Vietnam.B.It helps the reader imagine the sight and smell of the soldiers camouflaging themselves.C.It describes the jungle to help readers understand the unfamiliar setting.D.It explores the narrator's feelings of fear by comparing him to an animal.

Read the following passage:Amid the many horrors of the Vietnam War, I found one of the worst to be the waiting — those quiet times of inactivity when anticipation of the next attack weighed on me like a pile of bricks. I might be lying in the mud along a creek bed somewhere, completely oblivious to the cold, the wet earth, or the smell of gunpowder still fresh in my nostrils. It was those times of waiting that showed me I had nothing else in my mind — no past, no future, no ideas. Just a raw awareness of the moment.Which best explains how imagery contributes to the meaning of this passage?A.It helps readers understand the reasons for the soldier's anxious feelings.B.It helps readers understand the setting where the soldier waits for the enemy to attack.C.It reveals the soldier's reasons for fighting by describing the smell of gunpowder.D.It suggests the horrors of the war by comparing the soldier's workload to a pile of bricks.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:I had waited so long for Robert to return home, and I realized that his coming home would likely take a miracle. I should have been thrilled. But it wasn't Robert who returned from Vietnam. He had become someone else. Ghosts had followed him home and turned him into something he wasn't before. There was no fire in his eyes, no warmth in his touch. Just an angry, hollow shell that looked like someone I used to know.Which best explains how imagery contributes to the meaning of this passage?A.It creates a suspenseful situation that leaves readers in anticipation.B.It helps readers understand why Robert was always angry.C.It shows readers how the narrator sees Robert now that he's home.D.It gives readers a chronological account of Robert's return home.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS