Once Upon A Time
The Vietnam Wall
Vocabulary
Symbols & Tragedies
Under the Surface
100

What toy outfit did the little boy receive for Christmas?

Space Man outfit

100

What color is the winding line of the Vietnam Wall?

Black

100

Word for thin frost, compared to thin windowpanes.

Rime

100

What animal repeatedly sets off the house alarm?

Pet cat

100

What sound initially woke the narrator of 'Once Upon A Time' in her house?

Creaking

200

What sign did the Neighborhood Watch provide for the gate?

"YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED"

200

What specific relative's name does the speaker find on the wall?

Severiano Rios

200

Word for mining tunnels left under the ground.

Stopes

200

What item did the boy use to reach the razor wire?

Ladder

200

What did the speaker feel like they were doing when walking into the memorial?

Walking into a grave

300

What security company installed the razor-bladed coil?

Dragon's Teeth

300

What monument does the shape of the wall's names resemble?

U.N. building

300

Word for noisy, screeching mythological creatures used to describe alarms.

Harpies

300

What were the Chopi and Tsonga miners' xylophones made of?

Wood

300

What gifts did the wife in 'Once Upon A Time' send outside to the hungry loiterers?

Bread and tea

400

What specific room did thieves lock a friend's housemaid in?

Cupboard

400

What holiday feature is referenced when discussing the lack of rules?

St. Patrick's Day

400

Word meaning temporary or wandering, used to describe the gardener.

Itinerant

400

What does the Vietnam Wall look like?

An appendix scar

400

What group of people were not allowed into the suburb except as workers?

People of another color

500

What was the narrator's house built over that caused it to shake?

Gold mines

500
How are the names on the wall organized?

Order of dying

500

Word meaning irregularity in heartbeats.

Arrhythmia

500

What specific brand/type of liquor stolen angered property owners because thieves wouldn't appreciate it?

Single malt

500

Who can explain what the Wall represents?

An Archeologist

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