Tim O'Brien

The author of The Things They Carried is...

• Tim O'Brien

• Tim O'Brian

• Tom O'Brien

• Tom O'Brian

The story that best presents the idea of shame is...

• The Things They Carried

• On The Rainy River

• How to Tell a True War Story

• The Man I Killed

"O'Brien writes that war stories have no moral and they are often not true" is a summary of which story?

• The Things They Carried

• On The Rainy River

• How to Tell a True War Story

• The Man I Killed

The best description of the book is

• A collection of semi-autobiographical stories dealing with experiences of the Vietnam War

• A collection of factual stories dealing with experiences of the Vietnam War

• A collection of fictional stories dealing with experiences of the Vietnam War

Who does O'Brien consider to be his "life hero"?

• Ted Lavender

• Jimmy Cross

• Kiowa

• Elroy Berdahl

What is NOT a significant theme from the book?

• Morality and Death

• Patriotism

• Social Obligation

• Storytelling and Memory

What event is NOT a turning point for Tim O'Brien in his stories?

• Receiving his draft notice

• Ending a man's life

• Meeting Elroy Berdahl

• Ted Lavender's death

What is the most significant theme in the story, "The Man I Killed"?

• Memory and Storytelling

• Morality

• Shame

• Social Obligation

What is meant by the term, 'alienation'

• the state or experience of being foreign

• the state or experience of being cut-off or isolated

• the state or experience of being out of it

What does PTSD stand for?

• Post Traumatic Stress Disease

• Pre Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder