In “Ambush,” which of the following events signals the beginning of a narrative within a frame story?Kiowa tells the narrator that the man would have died anyway.The platoon moves into ambush position outside My Khe.The narrator describes a man walking on a trail.The narrator’s daughter asks him a question about the past.
Answer
A
Kiowa tells the narrator that the man would have died anyway.
B
The platoon moves into ambush position outside My Khe.
C
The narrator describes a man walking on a trail.
D
The narrator’s daughter asks him a question about the past.
Explanation
The story opens in the present with the narrator’s daughter asking whether he has ever killed anyone. Her question prompts him to tell the story of the incident in Vietnam, creating a narrative within the frame of their conversation. Therefore, the event that signals the beginning of the frame story is the daughter asking about the past.
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