Which three parts of these excerpts reflect the idea that war affects not only the minds of the combatants but also their physical reactions?
ambush
by tim o'brien (excerpt)
there was no sound at all--none that i can remember. in a way, it seemed, he was part of the morning fog, or my own imagination, but there
was also the reality of what was happening in my stomach. i had already pulled the pin on a grenade. i had come up to a crouch. it was
entirely automatic. 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. i tried to swallow whatever was rising from my stomach, which tasted like lemonade, something
fruity and sour. i was terrified. there were no thoughts about killing. the grenade was to make him go away--just evaporate and i leaned
back and felt my mind go empty and then felt it fill up again.
symptoms
by john steinbeck (excerpt)
they would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore. this was considered
heroic in them. it was thought that they had seen or done was so horrible that they didn't want to bring it back to haunt them or their
listeners. but many of these men had no such consideration in any other field.
only recently have i found what seems to be a reasonable explanation, and the answer is simple. they did not and do not remember and the
worse the battle was, the less they remember.
in all kinds of combat the whole body is battered by emotion. the ductless glands pour their fluids into the system to make it able to stand up
to the great demand on it. fear and ferocity are products of the same fluid.
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Passage: mrs. smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. as she exited the building, chelsea looked around for her closest friend, brittany. she spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate brian. 2 “brian thinks he’s the fastest person in mrs. smith’s class,” brittany told her when she had joined them. it was obvious that brittany didn’t agree with brian. 3 “i guarantee i can beat anyone in this class to a race,” brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “in fact, i bet i can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too! ” 4chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. according to brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team. 5 “who dares to challenge me? ” brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. the students looked around, but no one volunteered. 6 “i’ll race you,” chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. she knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first. 7 “first person around the field wins,” said brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian soon disappeared around the first turn. chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. the sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. ahead, brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground. 11as chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. instead of running past him and winning the race, chelsea stooped down to him stand. he leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together. 12 “you could've won,” brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class