TTTC Chapter 1 Reading Quiz

What is the name of the girl Jimmy Cross loves?

• Megan

• Martha

• Molly

• Michelle

In the title story, who is shot?

• Ted Lavender

• Rat Kiley

• Mitchell Sanders

• Dave Jenkins

What body part did Jimmy Cross touch which caused his date to recoil from him?

• Her arm

• Her neck

• Her knee

• Her hair

Who is a “big man” and a “machine gunner”?

• Jimmy Cross

• Rat Kiley

• Lee Strunk

• Henry Dobbins

What did the soldiers do to the village of Than Khe after the death of one of their own?

• Burned it

• Ransacked it for supplies

• Searched it for the killer

• Moved past without disturbing the villagers

What abstract item does Kiowa carry?

• Sorrow in his heart

• Love for his fellow soldier

• His grandmother’s distrust of the white man

• Fear of the unknown

What good luck charm does Jimmy Cross receive from his girlfriend?

• a pebble

• a rabbit's foot

• a promise ring

• a gold necklace

What kind of candy does Rat Kiley carry?

• Mars bars

• Tootsie rolls

• M&Ms

• Skittles

What did Mitchell Sanders give Norman Bowker?

• a thumb

• a jackknife

• a canvas flask

• a water bottle

What was Lee Strunk doing when Ted Lavender was shot?

• Patrolling the perimeter

• Joking around and making howling noises

• Writing a letter to his girlfriend

• Whittling