The Things They Carried Quiz

When he showed the narrator the picture of Martha, Jimmy Cross confessed that he had never ripped it up in Vietnam.

• True

• False

The novel is a fictional narrative that expresses what the author saw and felt during his tour in Vietnam.

• True

• False

Tim knew that his flight to Canada would not go well, even before he left his hometown.

• True

• False

Tim knew he could not escape the draft for the Vietnam War, as he had no history as a pacifist.

• True

• False

After she graduated from college, Martha traveled through Third World countries and saw the destruction that man created.

• True

• False

Tim O’Brien believed that if he was given a choice, instead of drafted, he would have gladly fought in the Vietnam War.

• True

• False

Tim and Elroy spoke about the pros and cons of fighting in the Vietnam Conflict.

• True

• False

Tim’s first response when opening his draft letter was that he was too good for the war.

• True

• False

Tim spent most of his time alone while he was at the Tip Top Lodge.

• True

• False

In the chapter “Love”, the narrator visits Jimmy Cross at Jimmy’s home after the war.

• True

• False