The Things They Carried Characters

What constantly distracts Lt. Jimmy Cross from his job?

• safety of his soldiers

• thoughts about his family

• fear of death

• thoughts of Martha

Which character is the platoon?s RTO?

• Kiowa

• Mitchell

• Henry

• Ted

Why does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&Ms candy?

• To help with morale

• They are his favorite

• To use as a placebo medicine for fatally wounded soldiers

• He doesn't

Who is the would-be girlfriend of Jimmy Cross?

• Marlene

• Martha

• Margaret

• None of the above

Whose death is foreshadowed in this chapter?

• Ted Lavender

• Tim O'Brien

• Jimmy Cross

• Norman Bowker

Which character carries a copy of the New Testament?

• Tim O'Brien

• Jimmy Cross

• Rat Kiley

• Kiowa

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

"The things they carried were determined to some extent by superstition." What example supports this idea from the text?

• Dave Jensen carried a rabbit's foot.

• They carried Black Flag insecticide.

• Lee Strunk made a funny ghost sound.

• They carried stationery and pencils and pens.

They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die. Grief, terror, love, longing... were examples of

• tangible weights.

• intangible weights.

Who died during the first 25 pages?

• Ted Lavender

• Kiowa

• Lt. Jimmy Cross

• Dobbins