TTTC Chapter 1-7 Review

Which character carries love for a girl named Martha?

• Tim O’Brien

• Ted Lavender

• Dave Jensen

• Lt. Jimmy Cross

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Which character carries comic books and medical supplies?

• Norman Bowker

   

• Rat Kiley

   

• Kiowa

• Henry Dobbins

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Which character carried a tremendous amount of fear and carried some sedative or tranquilizers to keep calm? 

• Ted Lavender 

• Mitchell Sanders

• Curt Lemon 

• Lee Strunk 

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What is the intangible idea that the men carry that seemingly “weighs” the most out of all of the intangible ideas? 

• Wonder

• Grief

• Memory of lost soldiers

• Silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carry

What does Martha represent to the character that loves her?

• A pretty virgin to fantasize about

• Hope/home

• A true friend

• The excitement of the chase

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Why are the letters from Martha and her picture ultimately burned? 

• Lt. Jimmy Cross realizes she will never love him back.

• Lt. Jimmy Cross realizes he likes another girl back home.

• Lt. Jimmy Cross realizes he needs to focus on him men.

• Tim O'Brien tells Lt. Jimmy Cross to shape up and focus.

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What are freedom birds?

• Literal birds

• Hallucinations they have while high on marijuana

• Planes that take them home when injured

• The pen pals the soldiers write home to

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What is the symbol or larger meaning of throwing the pebble away beyond just letting go of Martha? (Hint-think about where the pebble is from)

• Lt. Jimmy Cross realizes he doesn't need this extra weight.

• Lt. Jimmy Cross will now only focus on the war & stop thinking of escape.

• Lt. Jimmy Cross realizes Martha will never love him back.

• Lt. Jimmy Cross feels guilty about holding on such silly things.

How does the perspective of the story change from chapter 1 "The Things They Carried" to chapter 2 "Love"?

• It goes from third to first person.

• It goes from first to third person.

• It goes from third to second person.

• It stays in third person.

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Which character sends his body lice back to the draft board in Ohio?

• Lee Strunk

• Mitchell Sanders 

• Lt. William Schmidt 

• Norman Bowker 

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