How do Jimmy Cross and Martha reunite?

They actually don't reunite; they never speak to one another again.

They serve as missionaries in several third-world countries.

What is the outcome of the fight between Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk over Jensen's missing jackknife?

Strunk reluctantly gives back Jensen's knife

Jimmy Cross breaks up the fight

What happens when Curt Lemon is called in to see the dentist?

The dentist has to pull a tooth.

Lemon refuses to enter the dentist's office.

Lemon knocks out one of the dentist's teeth.

Through the death of Ted Lavender, Jimmy learns

that he must give up his obsession with the girl

which path to take up the mountain

he doesn't really want to be a soldier

. What are Freedom Birds?

jumbo jets that carry soldiers to the US

The best description of the book is

A collection of semi-autobiographical stories dealing with experiences of the Vietnam War

A collection of factual stories dealing with experiences of the Vietnam War

A collection of fictional stories dealing with experiences of the Vietnam War

In the first chapter O'Brien describes all the things the men had to carry. Why does he take so much time and go into detail with all of these items?

He wants the reader to understand the physical and emotional weight the men carried with them.

He wants the reader to sympathize with him.

He wants the reader to understand the weight of all of the objects.

He wants the reader to believe he is knowledgeable of the Vietnam War.

Which of the following is NOT included in how to tell a "True" war story?

It has to have some kernel of happening-truth in it.

How does O'Brien cope with his post traumatic stress from the war?

Visiting Vietnam with his daughter

What is the best description of Mary Anne Belle's transformation?

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.

Tim O'Brien describes Elroy Berdahl as the person who saved his life. Why?

He gave him the space and time he needed to think about the war, the draft, and his true feelings all without ever saying a word about dodging the draft or the war.

He took him to the edge of the Canadian border and offered him a chance to evade the draft.

He gave him $200 as an emergency fund to take to Canada.

He told him to do what he believed in, stand up for himself and to follow his heart.

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

He didn't stand up for what he truly believed in.

He was scared to death to go to the war.

He felt that soldiers who fought in the war were cowards.

He felt that he would be a coward when the time came to fight for his country.

What is the point of O'Brien's trip to Vietnam 20 years after the war?

To show his daughter what he went through.

To make peace with Vietnam and cleanse himself of the war.

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 are real, although some of the events and other people were changed.

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

There is no such thing as objective truth; we all experience our own versions of truth, none being more real than others.

How much of the Rainy River story is facts?

the emotions the author experienced

only the part about the Tip Top lodge and Elroy Berdahl

The Things They Carried Study Guide

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CCSS

RI.11-12.9, RL.9-10.9, RL.8.3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who is the narrator of The Things They Carried?

Tim O'Brien

Jimmy Cross

Ted Lavender

Henry Dobbins

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What constantly distracts Lt. Jimmy Cross from his job?

safety of his soldiers

thoughts about his family

fear of death

thoughts of Martha

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&Ms candy?

To help with morale

They are his favorite

To use as a placebo medicine for fatally wounded soldiers

He doesn't

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Whose death is foreshadowed in this chapter?

Ted Lavender

Tim O'Brien

Jimmy Cross

Norman Bowker

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which character carries a copy of the New Testament?

Tim O'Brien

Jimmy Cross

Rat Kiley

Kiowa

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

45 sec • 1 pt

Toward the end of the chapter, the narrator refers to "that big silver freedom bird" (O'Brien 22). To what does this phrase allude?

American bald eagle

Airplane

Spaceship

Type of popular car at the time

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"Hump it" means what?

To carry something

Dig a foxhole

Shoot at the enemy

Stay in formation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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The Things They Carried Study Guide

53 questions

Who is the narrator of The Things They Carried?

What constantly distracts Lt. Jimmy Cross from his job?

Why does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&Ms candy?

Whose death is foreshadowed in this chapter?

Which character carries a copy of the New Testament?

Toward the end of the chapter, the narrator refers to "that big silver freedom bird" (O'Brien 22). To what does this phrase allude?

"Hump it" means what?

The war stories in The Things They Carried take place during...

"They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die. Grief, terror, love, longing..." were examples of

The weight, grief, sadness, and anger of "The Things They Carried" is a form of.

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