Question

which excerpt from \ambush\ best reflects the storys central conflict?
○ he was a short, slender young man of about twenty.
○ i had already pulled the pin on a grenade.
○ almost certainly the young man would have passed me by.
○ sometime i forgive myself, other times i dont.

Explanation:

The central conflict of "Ambush" relates to the narrator's internal struggle with guilt over a wartime action. The excerpt "Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don't" directly reflects this internal conflict as it shows the narrator's ongoing struggle with self - forgiveness regarding the event. The other options: "He was a short, slender young man of about twenty" is just a description of a character; "I had already pulled the pin on a grenade" is a description of an action; "Almost certainly the young man would have passed me by" is a speculation about what might have happened, none of which reflect the central internal conflict as well as the chosen excerpt.

Answer:

D. Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don't.