Directions: Reread section 4 of “The Vietnam Wars,” and then answer the following question, (which can also be found in your yellow workbooks on page 23): What connections do you see between Ha’s situation and the information you read in the article “The Vietnam Wars”? Focus on section 4 of the article. Be sure to use details from the novel in your answer. You may use your text and the notes you collected in your journal or note-catchers to help you write your response below.

A complete response will include the following criteria:

A focus statement
At least three pieces of specific evidence from the text
For each piece of evidence, an analysis or explanation: what does this evidence mean? How or why does it support your claim?
A concluding statement/paragraph that restates the claim in a different way, sums up the key ideas presented, and adds some insightful details learned from the study.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

- "a.) it includes letters and books gathered over 1200 years, and consists of two parts.

- most of the new testament is letters from paul to the different churches, and since there's a new testament that means there is an old testament. "