The Things They Carried Final
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- 1.When Mark Fossie brings his girlfriend over to Vietnam, what happens to her?
- A.
She takes one look at the camp and goes back home.
- B.
A sniper in the village kills her.
- C.
She goes out on Ambush with the Green Berets
- D.
- 2.Who straps a puppy to a claymore device and detonates it
- A.
Azar
- B.
Rat Kiley
- C.
Norman Bowker
- D.
Dave Lemon
- 3.When Norman arrives home from Vietnam, what does he do all day?
- A.
Red war memoirs
- B.
He pretends to be asleep.
- C.
He cruises around the lake in his truck
- D.
He argues with his father about getting a job.
- 4.Which soldier carried the New Testament?
- A.
Kiowa
- B.
Henry Dobbins
- C.
Dave Jensen
- D.
Ted Lavender
- 5.What good luck charm did Martha send to Lieutenant Jimmy Cross?
- A.
A rabbit's foot
- B.
A pebble
- C.
A ring of hers
- D.
A picture of her playing volleyball
- 6.What unusual thing did Norman Bowker carry with him?
- A.
A boy's thumb
- B.
His wife's underwear
- C.
Malaria tablets
- D.
A lot of dope
- 7.When did the US involvement in the Vietnam War escalate?
- A.
1961
- B.
1965
- C.
1973
- D.
1975
- 8.Which group of Vietnamese did the US support?
- A.
North Vietnamese
- B.
South Vietnamese
- C.
Communists
- D.
Vietcong
- 9.Based on Tim O'Brien's statements, how do you tell a true war story?
- 10.What pact did Strunk and Jensen make?
- A.
If one of them got killed, the other would bury him
- B.
If one of them was severely injured, the other would treat his wounds
- C.
If one of them was captured, the other would report it to his family
- D.
If one of them was injured so madly as to be in a wheelchair, the other would kill him.
- 11.How does Dave Jensen eventually make peace with Lee Strunk?
- A.
Takes his turn at sentry duty
- B.
Breaks his own nose with a pistol
- C.
Gives back the jackknife
- D.
Saves his life in ambush
- 12."The Things They Carried" can be considered both:
- A.
A novella and autobiographical incident
- B.
A short story and a ballad
- C.
A memoir and fiction
- D.
A memoir and nonfiction
- 13.The story "The Things They Carried" moves between which two points of view?
- A.
First and second
- B.
Second and third
- C.
First and third
- D.
First and omnicient
- 14.When O'Brien receives his draft notice, what does he do?
- A.
Enlists in the National Guard
- B.
Drives north towards Canada
- C.
Applies for an exemption
- D.
Burns the draft card
- 15.What gave away the platoon's position that night in the muddy field?
- A.
A soldier turns on his flashlight.
- B.
The villagers informed the Viet Cong.
- C.
Their guide was a Viet Cong spy
- D.
Azar left his radio on.
- 16.Why does Rat Kiley begin to hallucinate prior tp his departure to Japan?
- A.
His best friend Curt Lemon dies.
- B.
He receives no response to a heartfelt letter.
- C.
The platoon goes on night patrol for two weeks.
- D.
He develops an addiction to morphine.
- 17.Which of the following stories illustrates how a grudge is more destructive to the person who is carrying it?
- A.
The prank on Bobby Jorgensen.
- B.
O'Brien's experience on the Rainy River.
- C.
The feud between Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen.
- D.
Norman Bowker circling the lake.
- 18.What is the defining characteristic of a ‘true’ war story?
- A.
It relies on objectivity.
- B.
It makes the stomach believe.
- C.
A witness tells it.
- D.
Blood and guts realism.
- 19.What happened to O’Brien’s childhood sweetheart?
- A.
She came to visit him in Vietnam.
- B.
She fell in love with his best friend.
- C.
She died of a brain tumor.
- D.
She moved to another state.
- 20.Which story symbolizes a rebirth for O’Brien, when he is finally able to let go of the bitterness and pain of the war?
- A.
The practical joke on Jorgensen.
- B.
The remembrance of Linda's death.
- C.
His return to Vietnam and the field.
- D.
His visit ti Kiowa in a long-term care facility.
- 21.Why is Dobbins angry when Azar mocks the little girl’s dance?
- A.
Azar is supposed to be on guard duty.
- B.
Azar dances inside the sacred Buddhist temple.
- C.
The little girl's family was just killed.
- D.
Dobbins is trying to learn Vietnamese cultural dance.
- 22.Why is O’Brien so upset with Bobby Jorgensen?
- A.
Jorgensen accidentally shoots him.
- B.
Jorgensen forgets to treat him for shock.
- C.
He gets special privileges because his dad is a General.
- D.
Jorgensen steals his jackknife.
- 23.How does the story about Linda, O’Brien’s nine-year-old girlfriend, relate to the rest of the novel?
- A.
Asking Linda to the dance took a rare form of courage.
- B.
He carried Linda’s letter with him during the war.
- C.
It’s an example of how stories can briefly bring the dead back to life.
- D.
O’Brien writes and asks her to come to Vietnam.
- 24.The two settings of the novel are _______________ and _______________.
- 25.Mary Anne Bell is a symbol for...
- 26.Tim O'Brien is both an antagonist and protagonist in the book.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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