The Things They Carried

From which diary is the opening passage taken?

• Vietnam War Diary

• 1968 Diary

• O'Brien's Diary

• Andersonville Diary

Who is the would-be girlfriend of Jimmy Cross?

• Marlene

• Martha

• Margaret

• None of the above

What is the favorite food of Henry Dobbins?

• Canned peaches

• Pound cake

• Canned peaches over pound cake

• Chocolate bar

Whose death is foreshadowed in this chapter?

• Ted Lavender

• Tim O'Brien

• Jimmy Cross

• Norman Bowker

What does Jimmy carry for good luck?

• Rabbit's foot

• Four-leaf clover

• Baseball hat

• None of the above

What is Dobbins constantly seeking?

• Gold

• Moral

• Morale

• All of the above

Which character carries a copy of the New Testament?

• Tim O'Brien

• Jimmy Cross

• Rat Kiley

• Kiowa

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

What does Jimmy Cross do the morning after he loses one of his soldiers?

• Cries

• Buries his body

• Burns letters from his would-be girlfriend

• Burns photographs of his would-be girlfriend

What literary device is used in this quote?

"They carried all they could bare, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried."