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The Things They Carried

Authored by Matthew Dadley

English

10th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 237+ times

The Things They Carried
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author of The Things They Carried is...

Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brian

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brian

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The story that best presents the idea of shame is...

The Things They Carried

On The Rainy River

How to Tell a True War Story

The Man I Killed

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"O'Brien writes that war stories have no moral and they are often not true" is a summary of which story?

The Things They Carried

On The Rainy River

How to Tell a True War Story

The Man I Killed

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The best description of the book is

A collection of semi-autobiographical stories dealing with experiences of the Vietnam War

A collection of factual stories dealing with experiences of the Vietnam War

A collection of fictional stories dealing with experiences of the Vietnam War

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who does O'Brien consider to be his "life hero"?

Ted Lavender

Jimmy Cross

Kiowa

Elroy Berdahl

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is NOT a significant theme from the book?

Morality and Death

Patriotism

Social Obligation

Storytelling and Memory

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event is NOT a turning point for Tim O'Brien in his stories?

Receiving his draft notice

Ending a man's life

Meeting Elroy Berdahl

Ted Lavender's death

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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