They Things They Carried 2019ss

Why does Jimmy Cross feel responsible for Ted Lavender's death?

• He was daydreaming about Martha when it occured
• He didn't take the usual precautions when the men stopped for a break
• He asked Lavender to go check something for him.
• He secretly hoped Lavender would die.

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What is Ted Lavender's escape from the war?

• Daydreaming
• Cards
• Drawing
• Drugs

Why does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&Ms candy?

• To help with morale
• They are his favorite
• To use as a placebo medicine for fatally wounded soldiers
• He doesn't

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Why do men tell jokes such as "zapped while zipping" when Lavender dies?

• As a coping mechanism
• Because they don't care anymore
• They don't tell jokes
• To cheer up their friends

What does O'Brien receive in the mail after graduating from college?

• His diploma
• A draft notice
• Some bills
• A job offer

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"Certain blood was being shed for uncertain reasons"
What does this quote suggest about O'Brien's attitude toward the war in general?

• He doesn't think the cause is worthwhile
• He is reluctantly supportive of it
• He understands why it has to happen even though he doesn't like the reasons
• None of these

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What job does O'Brien have the summer before he is sent to war?

• Bank teller
• Meat packer
• Grocery store clerk
• Landscaper

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What does O'Brien imagine as he sits in the boat between America and Canada?

• That he could just sink to the bottom and no one would ever know
• That the wants to just stay on the river fishing
• That there are crowds of personal acquaintances and historical figures cheering at him on either shore
• That he will dies in Vietnam

Who tells the story of Mary Anne?

• Mark Fossie
• Rat Kiley
• Ted Lavender
• Eddie Diamond

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"It wasn't a question of deceit. Just the opposite: he wanted to heat up the truth, to make it burn so hot that you would feel exactly what he felt" (85). 
What does this quote tell the reader about Kiley?

• He's a pathological liar
• He likes to exaggerate to get his point across
• He enjoys putting one over on his fellow soldiers
• He is delusional

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