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Tim O'Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story"
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to O'Brien, how do you tell a true war story?
It does not teach a moral lesson.
It embarrasses you.
It is difficult to separate what happened from what you think happened.
All of the above.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does he mean when he says that true war stories are never about war?
They are about how those who fought in it feel about their experience.
They are about abandonment.
They are about guilt.
They are about rage.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the occasion for O'Brien's story?
Rat Kiley's letter to Curt Lemon's sister.
Rat Kiley's letter to his girlfriend.
The death of a water buffalo
The Pentagon Papers
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to O'Brien, why is a war story never moral?
It does not quote the Bible.
There is never a reward for good behavior.
It does not prevent people from doing what they have always done.
Nothing can ever be learned from it.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to O'Brien, you can tell a true war story if it
changes the way you vote.
angers you.
inspires you.
embarrasses you.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happened to Curt Lemon?
He caught a live grenade.
He stepped on a booby-trapped 105 round.
His friend accidentally shot him.
He committed suicide.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
O'Brien describes Lemon's death as...
Beautiful
Hideous
Evil
Purposeless
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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