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English 9 & 10 - Ms. Priester
“Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” Before You Read
Read Before You Read: “Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” on page 620 of your textbook.

Literary Focus – Answer the following questions by filling in the blanks or writing complete sentences.
1. Describe how fighting took place during the Vietnam War. Explain the meaning of guerrilla skirmishes within your
answer. If you do not understand what guerrilla skirmishes means, look it up online or ask an adult. If you use another
source, be sure to cite its or his/her name.
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2. Why is Tim O’Brien a reliable author for a story about American soldiers in the Vietnam War?
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3. Is “Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” fact, fiction, or both? State the answer.
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4. What themes and issues reappear in O’Brien’s writing? List the answers.
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5. What will O’Brien focus on in this story?

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Quickwrite – Answer the following questions by restating the questions within the answers.
6. When you hear the word war, what do you think of? Why do people watch war movies? Why is war such a powerful
subject? Jot down your thoughts about war in three sentences that respond to these questions.
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Taken from Holt Literature and Language Arts: Fourth Course N.Priester 4/27/2009
Background – Answer each of the following by restating the question within the answer.
7. What was North Vietnam fighting for?
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8. What was South Vietnam fighting for?

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9. What part of Vietnam did the United States help? Why?

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10. Whose troops did most the fighting for South Vietnam?
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11. Whose government prevailed?

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12. When and why did the US withdraw from Vietnam?

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Vocabulary – Complete each of the following sentences.

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14.In consolation for losing at Wheel of Fortune, the women were given
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15.The San Diego Zoo’s crocodile keepers carefully skirted ________________________________________________

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16.An easy way to diffuse a fight is ___________________________________________________________________

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17.The coyote crept with stealth toward

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18.Although it ran out of gas while driving down the 15 Freeway, the Ford Escape’s inertia _______________________
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Taken from Holt Literature and Language Arts: Fourth Course N.Priester 4/27/2009
Geography Connection – This is not in your English 10 textbook, but it is in your World History textbook and online.
19.Find Vietnam on a globe or map. List at least five nearby countries and/or bodies of water.

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Taken from Holt Literature and Language Arts: Fourth Course N.Priester 4/27/2009