For what had Jimmy Cross never forgiven himself?

He had not forgiven himself for Ted Lavender’s death.

He had not forgiven himself for enlisting in the army.

He had not forgiven himself for losing contact with his war buddies.

He had not forgiven himself for telling Martha he hates her.

Who is the protagonist of the “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”?

Mary Anne, the sweet girlfriend of a soldier

When Mary Anne was “missing” the first time, where was she actually?

Mary Anne was actually with the Green Berets on an ambush, a dangerous and secretive military mission.

Mary Anne was actually at the airport to return to the United States.

Mary Anne was actually visiting an orphanage.

Mary Anne was actually held prisoner by the Green Berets in their barracks.

Why does Norman Bowker drive around the lake in his hometown all day?

He doesn’t relate to anyone anymore and doesn’t know what to do with himself.

He is waiting for the fireworks to start.

He is remembering his youth when he would drive around the lake at night.

He drowns in a field used as the local toilet.

He plays catch with a grenade that explodes.

Which of the following is the best description of Mary Anne Bell’s transformation in Vietnam?

She became one with the land and felt like she was meant to be a Greenie.

She felt like becoming one with the land was the only way to avoid Mark Fossie.

She wanted to be a soldier, save lives, and serve her country as best she could.

She felt like it was what Mark wanted her to do.

“That night when Kiowa got wasted, I sort of sank down into the sewage with him,” says Norman Bowker. What does this quote mean?

Norman Bowker lost a piece of himself when Kiowa died.

Norman Bowker and Kiowa drank too much alcohol.

Kiowa had a drinking problem and Norman Bowker could not help him.

Norman Bowker sank into the muck and almost died.

What did Kiowa ask the narrator about the man he killed?

Kiowa asked the narrator if he would rather trade places with him.

Kiowa asked the narrator if he should have sympathy for Communists.

Kiowa asked the narrator if they should pray for the man O’Brien killed.

Kiowa asked the narrator if he should think about the man he killed as merely a casualty of war.

After the war, what eventually happened to Norman Bowker?

He committed suicide by hanging himself.

He reenlisted and went back into the army.

He maried his high school sweetheart.

He got a job at the Cracker Barrel.

Which of the following stories illustrates how a grudge is more destructive to the person who is carrying it than to anyone else?

O’Brien’s experience on the Rainy River

The feud between Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen

Norman Bowker circling the lake

How does the story about Linda, O’Brien’s nine-year-old girlfriend, relate to the rest of the novel?

It’s an example of how stories can briefly bring the dead back to life.

Asking Linda to dance took a rare form of courage.

He carried Linda’s letter with him during the war.

O’Brien writes and asks her to come to Vietnam.

What would O’Brien most likely say to readers who want to know which of the events or people in the book are actually real?

You have missed the point of the book. The point is not to learn about the absolute occurrences, but to understand the way the soldiers felt.

That he, Kiowa, and Norman Bowker were real, although some of the events and other people were changed.

The book is a work of fiction; none of it is true.

The people are all real, but their names and some of the events have been altered to protect them.

The Things They Carried

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English

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10th - 12th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.8.3, RI.11-12.9, RL.5.6

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Jolene Zavala

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28 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Things They Carried primarily takes place in these three settings.

Canada, Vietnam, Japan

Minnesota, Iowa, and Vietnam

Korea, United States, Japan

Vietnam, Iowa, Michigan

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does O’Brien feel it is important to list the many items each of the soldiers carried?

He wanted to demonstrate how each of the men were weak.

He wanted to demonstrate how each character felt about the war.

He was trying to communicate the physical strength needed to carry the items.

He was trying to demonstrate how meaningless the items were.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these items carried by the soldiers would be considered “intangible”?

pictures, compasses, maps

fear, grief, dishonor

books, binoculars, pistols

comic books, surgical tape, malaria tablets

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What job title did the narrator have in the summer of 1968?

He was a manager at a pet food factory

He was a journalist for the local newspaper.

He was a clerk at a book store.

He was a declotter at a meat processing plant.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

O’Brien’s dominant emotion regarding the war is

shame

pride

humor

amnesia

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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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is O’Brien when he decides to go to Vietnam?

at home

in a boat on the river

in the car in Minnesota

at the meatpacking factory

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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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tim O’Brien says, “I was a coward. I went to war.” What does he mean by this?

He called himself a coward because he left his wife and children.

He was a coward because he did not pay his motel bill.

He was a coward because he was afraid of going to Vietnam.

He was a coward because he did not stand up for what he truly believed in.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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The Things They Carried

28 questions

The Things They Carried primarily takes place in these three settings.

Why does O’Brien feel it is important to list the many items each of the soldiers carried?

Which of these items carried by the soldiers would be considered “intangible”?

What job title did the narrator have in the summer of 1968?

O’Brien’s dominant emotion regarding the war is

Where is O’Brien when he decides to go to Vietnam?

Tim O’Brien says, “I was a coward. I went to war.” What does he mean by this?

For what had Jimmy Cross never forgiven himself?

Who brought over his girlfriend from the United States?

Who is the protagonist of the “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”?

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