Research Workshop: Writing and Presenting the Argumentative Essay, Part 1 — Cumulative exam
Question 11 • AZ-English Language Arts 11 B-CR
Read this excerpt from "Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk." I remember distinctly the thrill of climbing aboard a U.S. Army helicopter in the cool of the morning and taking off across the rice fields with a South Vietnamese battalion for a day’s jousting with the Vietcong guerillas. I was proud of the young American pilots sitting at the controls in the cockpit and I was grateful for the opportunity to witness this adventure and to report it. We are fighting now, I used to think, and some day we will triumph and this will be a better country. Based on this excerpt, it can be inferred that
Answer
A
the war provides the author with his first flying experience.
B
the author once felt pride and optimism about the war.
C
the US soldiers are trained in hand-to-hand combat.
D
the author has a begrudging respect for the Vietcong.
Explanation
The author recalls feeling proud of the American pilots and grateful to report on the military operation. The statement “some day we will triumph and this will be a better country” shows that the author once felt optimistic about the war. The excerpt does not say this was the author’s first flight, describe soldiers’ hand-to-hand training, or express respect for the Vietcong.
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