The Things They Carried

What constantly distracts Lt. Jimmy Cross from his job?

• safety of his soldiers
• thoughts about his family
• fear of death
• thoughts of Martha

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What does Lt. Jimmy Cross carry for good luck?

• Rabbit's foot

• Four-leaf clover

• baseball hat

• pebble

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What topic was not mentioned in Martha’s letters?

• College

• The war

• Poetry

• Her routine

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What does “Hump it” mean?

• carry something

• shoot at the enemy

• dig a fox hole

• stay in formation

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“Boom Down” describes the sound of _____?

• Fighting

• Marching

• Death

• Singing

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The author of The Things They Carried is...

• Tim O'Brien

• Tim O'Brian

• Tom O'Brien

• Tom O'Brian

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What is Jimmy Cross's rank?

• Private
• Colonel
• Lieutenant
• Medic

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How do Jimmy Cross and Martha reunite?

• At a college reunion
• They actually don't reunite; they never speak to one another again.
• They marry after the war.
• They serve as missionaries in several third-world countries.

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Which man does O’Brien tell died multiple times, very casually?

• Mitchell Sanders

• Lee Strunk

• Ted Lavender

• Jimmy Cross

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What happens to Strunk when he goes to check the tunnel?

• He is stabbed by a Viet Cong

• The tunnel collapses, but he makes it out

• The tunnel collapses and crushes him

• He gets claustrophobic and can’t do it

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