Question

1. when she was nine, my daughter kathleen asked if i had ever killed anyone. 2) she knew about the war; she knew i’d been a soldier. 3) “you keep writing these war stories,” she said, “so i guess you must’ve killed somebody.” 4) it was a difficult moment, but i did what seemed right, which was to say, “of course not,” and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while. 5) someday, i hope, she’ll ask again. 6) but here i want to pretend she’s a grown - up. 7) i want to tell her exactly what happened, or what i remember happening, and then i want to say to her that as a little girl she was absolutely right. 8) this which part of this passage is a flashback?

the last two sentences
the first four sentences
the fifth and sixth sentences
done

Explanation:

A flashback is a scene that interrupts the present narrative to show events from the past. The first four sentences (1 - 4) describe a past event (when Kathleen was nine and asked about killing someone, along with the narrator's response). The fifth - eighth sentences are about the narrator's hopes for the future and a present - tense reflection. The fifth and sixth sentences are part of the present - tense narrative about future hopes and pretending, not a flashback. The last two sentences continue the present - tense reflection. So the first four sentences (sentences 1 - 4) are the flashback, but among the options, the first four sentences is an option. Wait, re - evaluating: The first four sentences are the past event (when Kathleen was nine). The options are "the last two sentences", "the first four sentences", "the fifth and sixth sentences". So the first four sentences (sentences 1 - 4) are the flashback as they recount a past interaction.

Answer:

the first four sentences