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Rhetorical Devices in a Political Speech — Cumulative exam

Question 17 • 2026-2027_MDCPS_1001375_English 3 B-CR

In “Ambush,” which sentence best reflects the idea that O’Brien is more concerned with emotional truth than factual truth?

Answer
A
I want to tell her exactly what happened, or what I remember happening.
B
He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.
C
Shortly after midnight we moved into the ambush site outside My Khe.
D
He wore black clothing and rubber sandals and a gray ammunition belt.

Explanation

The phrase “or what I remember happening” shows that O’Brien is focused on how the event lives in memory, not on claiming a perfectly objective account. This reflects the story’s interest in emotional truth and the limits of factual certainty. The other sentences give physical or chronological details without expressing that distinction.

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