Which pair of sentences from "Ambush" best reflects that a flashback, or a shift in time, has occurred? She knew about the war; she knew I'd been a soldier. "You keep writing these war stories," she said, "so I guess you must've killed somebody." Even now, I haven't finished sorting it out. Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don't. When she was, nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone. I reached out and found three grenades and lined them up in front of me; the pins had already been straightened for quick throwing. I did not hate the young man; I did not see him as the enemy; I did not ponder issues of morality or politics or military duty. I crouched and kept my head low.

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Miko

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15 February, 18:04

Which pair of sentences from "Ambush" best reflects that a flashback, or a shift in time, has occurred? She knew about the war; she knew I'd been a soldier. "You keep writing these war stories," she said, "so I guess you must've killed somebody." Even now, I haven't finished sorting it out. Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don't. When she was, nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone. I reached out and found three grenades and lined them up in front of me; the pins had already been straightened for quick throwing. I did not hate the young man; I did not see him as the enemy; I did not ponder issues of morality or politics or military duty. I crouched and kept my head low.

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Judith French · Answer 1

The pair of sentences from "Ambush" that best reflects a flashback or a shift in time is ‘When she was, nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone’. It shows that he is now old when her daughter is only 9 years old during the war.