The Things They Carried: The Lives of the Dead

Who tells O'Brien to shake the dead man's hand?

• Jimmy Cross

• Dave Jensen

• Henry Dobbins

• Rat Kiley

What does Kiowa tell O’Brien after refusing to shake the man’s hand?

• He did the right thing

• He should have followed everyone else's example

• He shouldn't make himself stick out

• He is a coward

How does Linda die?

• She doesn't actually die

• She drowns

• She dies in a car accident

• She dies from cancer

What is the movie that O’Brien and Linda watch about?

• World War II

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Civil War

• World War I

Who discloses the news of Linda's passing to O'Brien?

• O'Brien's teacher

• O'Brien's father

• Nick Veenhof

• Linda's father

What decade does the story of O'Brien's relationship with Linda take place?

• The 1940s

• The 1950s

• The 1960s

• The 1970s

What does Kiowa say upon hearing about O’Brien’s remembrance of Linda after seeing the old man?

• "How does she remind you of him?"

• "When was that?"

• "I wish I met her"

• "That's a bad date"

Where does O’Brien see Linda after she died?

• At school

• The supermarket

• His dreams

• The movie theater

What does O'Brien say at the end of the novel?

• He wishes he never went to war

• The Vietnam War changed him forever

• The dead live on in the stories we tell

• Death is the worst thing in the world

True or False: O'Brien's father is hesitant to let O'Brien go to Linda's funeral.

• True

• False