What Were They Like? Flashcards
1
Q
What is the context of what were they like?
A
The speaker poses a series of questions about the countries lost culture due to the impact of the Vietnam war.
2
Q
Quotation one
“ …ATCWK/TWNMB”
A
“ …after their children were killed/ there were no more buds”
3
Q
Quote 2
“S, LIBTTBM”
A
“Sir, laughter is bitter to the burned mouth”
4
Q
Quotation three
“ WBSTM/TWTOTS”
A
“ when bombs smashed those mirrors/there was time only to scream”
5
Q
Quotation 4
“ IWRTSR/TFOMITM”
A
“ it was reported their singing resembled/ the flight of moths in the moonlight”
6
Q
Quotation five
“ WCS? IISN.”
A
“ who can say? It is silent now”
