The Things They Carried "Ghost Soldiers" Reading Quiz

According to the narrator, how many times was he shot?

• Never

• Once

• Twice

• Three times

Who was wounded and shipped off to Japan?

• Rat Kiley

• Jimmy Cross

• Henry Dobbins

• Mitchell Sanders

The narrator describes Bobby Jorgenson as...

• Arrogant and full of bravado

• Incompetent and scared

• Homesick

• Feminine

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What does Bobby Jorgensen do to cause the narrator (O'Brien) to seek revenge?

• Botches a patch job for an injury and gives him gangrene

• Gets distracted and causes him to get shot

• Breaks his radio and cannot call in the injury

• Insults him and the fact that he got injured

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What obstacle does the narrator (O'Brien) find particularly difficult?

• Writing letters home

• Hiking the trails

• Talking to Jorgensen

• Sleeping on his stomach

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What did Morty Phillips do?

• Swam in the river

• Talked to the villagers

• Shot himself in the foot

• Fought with Dave Jensen

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True or False: Jorgensen saves the life of the soldier who contracted a disease?

• True

• False

How did O'Brien and Azar attempt to scare Jorgensen?

• (A) They tie ropes to bushes, move the bushes, and set flares

• (B) They make a sandbag move

• (C) Both A & B

• (D) None of the above

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The second time Azar and O'Brien attempt to scare Jorgensen, how does he react?

• He goes wild with fear

• He becomes paralyzed with fear

• He is cool, calm, and collected

• He attacks Azar

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True or False: Jorgensen and O'Brien reconcile (make up) by the end of the story.

• True

• False

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