Unit TEST "The Things They Carried"

Tim O'Brien compares Henry Dobbins to:

• Vietnam

• America

• China

• USSR

The soldiers didn't make fun of Henry Dobbins for wearing the stockings because:

• He was a fighter.

• He felt like he was invincible with the stockings, he seemed unable to be harmed.

• They thought he might have some mental problems.

• His gun was bigger than theirs.

Kiowa says it's wrong to set up camp in a church because

• It wasn't in a good spot for sniper-fire.

• The monks may be working for the NVA.

• It's a sacred and holy place.

• It's not good public relationship.

The hypothetical, detailed description of the dead man's life is meant to:

• tell what this Vietnamese soldier's story was.

• put a face to the man and show he was a human being too

• discuss what an average Vietnamese soldier's life was like

• add more detail and depth to the story

The reader knows Tim O'Brien is still bothered by this incident when he/she reads this book because:

• He wrote the book, he obviously cares about it.

• He repeats everything over and over again.

• He doesn't really say.

• Tim now does charity work in Vietnam.

O'Brien doesn't tell his nine-year-old daughter about the individual he killed because:

• His daughter has already witnessed the death of her mother.

• He can't bear to tell the story again.

• He knows that his daughter can not understand why he killed the man.

• She is immature and thinks death is cool.

The girl in the village was dancing to

• heal the pain of her loss

• practice her routines before her recital

• show off to the soldiers

• let the men know Vietnamese are good dancers

Dobbins gets upset with Azar because:

• He likes the girl and Azar tries to kiss her.

• Azar won't stop asking why the girl is dancing.

• Azar mocks the girl and shows no respect for her loss.

• Azar was the one who killed her family.

What is Norman Bowker doing at the beginning of Chapter 15 when he is in his hometown?

• He is playing basketball.

• He is running on the loop around the lake in his town.

• He is driving on the loop around the lake in his town.

• He is watching the World Series with his dad.

Norman Bowker does not have enough courage to go speak to

• Martha

• His father

• Sally Gustafson

• Both his father and Sally Gustafson