Understanding 'The Things They Carried'

What is the primary theme discussed in the introduction of the story?

• The rules of a card game

• The importance of family

• The complexity of war stories

• The beauty of nature

How did Kurt Lemon die?

• From a snake bite

• By stepping on a booby-trapped round

• Due to illness

• In a car accident

What song does Dave Jensen sing while collecting Kurt's body parts?

• Vineyard Sound

• Orange Blossom

• Lemon Tree

• Strawberry Fields

What does Rat Kiley do to the baby water buffalo?

• Feeds it

• Shoots it without killing

• Adopts it

• Ignores it

What moral does Mitchell Sanders extract from the events?

• Animals are sacred

• Vietnam is a garden of evil

• War is unpredictable

• Always write back to letters

What strange experiences do the soldiers have in the mountains?

• They discover a new species

• They hear mysterious music and voices

• They find a hidden treasure

• They see alien spacecraft

What is the reaction of the soldiers after hearing the strange noises?

• They start dancing

• They go for a hike

• They call in airstrikes

• They laugh it off

According to the narrator, what is not the purpose of a true war story?

• To inspire

• To entertain

• To teach

• All of the above

What can be truer than the truth in a war story?

• A documented history

• A scientific report

• A factual account

• A made-up event

What does the narrator imply about the end of a true war story?

• It concludes with peace

• It has a happy ending

• It never ends

• It is quickly forgotten