The Things They Carried
Authored by Jolene Zavala
English
10th - 12th Grade
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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
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
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.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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.
Tags
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
Tags
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
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