"Ambush" by Tim O'Brien Quiz and Answer Key (Vietnam War Short Story)

Evaluate general reading comprehension and align English Language Arts curriculum to world history with this plot-based quiz covering Tim O’Brien’s short story “Ambush,” which addresses a soldier’s experience during the Vietnam War. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate engagement with historical fiction. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot:

• A daughter’s question
• The nature of the father’s response
• Setting
• Secondary characters
• A deadly object
• The description of an “enemy”
• The driving force behind the narrator’s deadly actions
• The narrator’s post-killing assessment of the situation