The Things They Carried Quiz 3

What is Tim O’Brien’s reaction to the man he killed?

• He is proud of what he has done

• He is in disbelief and thinks that Azur got the kill

• He is embarrassed and pretends someone else did it

• He is in shock and can’t move past it

Who sits with O’Brien in the vignette ‘The Man I Killed?”

• Norman Bowker

• Kiowa

• Rat Kiley

• Henry Dobbins

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What does O’Brien tell his daughter when she asks if he has killed a man?

• “Of course not”

• “Just one man”

• “Yes, lots of men”

• "Ask your mother”

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the little girl doing outside the home where her dead family is?

• Singing

• Praying

• Eating

• Dancing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What confuses Norman Bowker at the drive-in?

• He can’t read the menu

• He doesn’t know how to place an order

• He isn’t sure if he drives through or parks

• He doesn’t know how to pay for his food

Who is NOT someone that Norman dreams of telling his courage story to?

• A former girlfriend, Sally

• A friend, Max Arnold

• His father

• His lieutenant

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What awful truth do the men find out about the field where they camp?

• The field is a latrine for the village

• The field is a graveyard for the village

• The field is a quicksand swamp

• The field is full of toxic sludge

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What was the ultimate cause of Kiowa’s death?

• He lit a cigarette

• His friend lit a flashlight to show him a picture

• He was cold and built a fire

• He was waving a flare to bring in a helicopter