WorksheetsThe Things They Carried Ch 1-4 Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does Kiowa describe Ted Lavender's death?
a)
Boom Down
b)
Great Suffering
c)
Slow Motion
d)
Bang Dead
2.
When was Ted Lavender killed outside of the village Than Khe?
a)
Middle of April
b)
First week of August
c)
First week of April
d)
Middle of August
3.
Who was excused from tunnel duty due to size?
a)
Henry Dobbins
b)
Ted Lavender
c)
Lee Strunk
d)
Rat Kiley
4.
Who is unlucky to draw tunnel duty during the mission outside Than Khe?
a)
Lee Strunk
b)
Ted Lavender
c)
Mitchell Sanders
d)
Henry Dobbins
5.
Which item doubled as a body bag?
a)
Poncho
b)
Extra set of fatigues
c)
Flak jacket
d)
Tent
6.
"Hump it" means what?
a)
To carry something
b)
Dig a foxhole
c)
Shoot at the enemy
d)
Stay in formation
7.
What do the men call plane rides home to America?
a)
Freedom birds
b)
Chopper catch
c)
Home runs
d)
Liberty lifts
8.
Which men have a conversation when they see Lt. Cross crying after Ted Lavender's death?
a)
Kiowa and Norman Bowker
b)
Rat Kiley and Kiowa
c)
Mitchell Sanders and Dave Jensen
d)
Norman Bowker and Henry Dobbins
9.
Which of the following is NOT a way the men resupplied the things they carried?
a)
Supply tent
b)
Supply chopper
c)
Scavenging from fallen enemies
d)
Mail
10.
Which man cut off the thumb of a dead Viet-Cong boy?
a)
Mitchell Sanders
b)
Norman Bowker
c)
Rat Kiley
d)
Kiowa
11.
What did Lt. Cross keep under his tongue?
a)
A pebble
b)
A piece of candy
c)
A bullet
d)
A grain of rice
12.
Where is Martha a student?
a)
Mount Sebastian College
b)
Madison State University
c)
Princeton University
d)
New Jersey College
13.
Who visited the author, Tim O'Brien, to talk?
a)
Jimmy Cross
b)
Rat Kiley
c)
Kiowa
d)
Mitchell Sanders
14.
What memory forced the men to switch from coffee to gin?
a)
The death of Ted Lavender
b)
The deaths of men after they returned home
c)
The remorse of killing others
d)
The loss of Martha's love
15.
How do we know the narrator is the author, Tim O'Brien?
a)
The narrator says he wants to write a story about all of this
b)
The narrator gives part of the royalties to Ted Lavender's family
c)
Rat Kiley asks Tim to write a book
d)
Jimmy Cross gives him money
16.
How did Jimmy Cross get another photograph of Martha?
a)
She gave it to him at a college reunion
b)
Martha died, and he cut it out of the newspaper
c)
Martha's mother mailed him one after he came home
d)
He actually saved one from burning in Vietnam
17.
What purpose does the chapter 'Love' fill for the novel?
a)
It explains why the author decided to write the novel.
b)
It serves as an insight to how Lavender's family handled his death.
c)
It offers a prologue for all of the men in the company.
d)
It explains the historical context of the Vietnam War.
18.
What movie did Jimmy Cross and Martha see on their date before the war?
a)
Bonnie and Clyde
b)
Pillow Talk
c)
Roman Holiday
d)
Rambo
19.
In what year was the college reunion where Jimmy Cross reunited with Martha?
a)
1979
b)
1949
c)
1969
d)
1989
20.
How does Jimmy ask Tim to portray him in the book he is writing?
a)
Brave and handsome
b)
Mean and strict
c)
Heroic and courageous
d)
Smart and crafty
21.
Martha became a trained __________.
a)
Nurse
b)
Writer
c)
Teacher
d)
Doctor
22.
What color are Martha's eyes?
a)
Gray
b)
Green
c)
Blue
d)
Brown
23.
What is Jimmy Cross's last request to Tim at the end chapter 2?
a)
To not mention something in his book
b)
To make sure he is buried at home
c)
To take care of Martha for him
d)
To help him find a job
24.
Norman Bowker's father only cares about what?
a)
The medals his son brings home
b)
Where his son is serving
c)
His son coming home safely
d)
His son's position in the army
25.
Who kills Tim Lavender's stray puppy with a Claymore?
a)
Azar
b)
Curt Lemon
c)
Rat Kiley
d)
Kiowa
26.
Mitchell Sanders sent what in his letter to the Ohio Draft Board?
a)
Body lice
b)
A dead boy's thumb
c)
Letters home
d)
Photographs
27.
How old is Tim O'Brien when he wrote the book?
a)
43
b)
21
c)
55
d)
62
28.
What is another name for a land mine?
a)
Toe Popper
b)
Kaboom
c)
Sizzling Sally
d)
Last Step
29.
What did Kiowa teach to Rat Kiley?
a)
A rain dance
b)
How to read
c)
How to skin a man
d)
How to make moccasins
30.
What game do Henry Dobbins and Norman Bowker play?
a)
Checkers
b)
Rock, Paper, Scissors
c)
Cards
d)
20 Questions
31.
What word does Ted Lavender use to describe the war?
a)
Mellow
b)
Scary
c)
Terrible
d)
Calm
32.
When Kiowa says "No choice, Tim. What else could you do?" what can we assume he is talking about?
a)
A man Tim killed
b)
Tim's girlfriend wrote a letter to say she was seeing someone else
c)
Tim forgot to warn the platoon about a land mine he saw
d)
Tim running away
33.
Who does Azar give a chocolate bar to?
a)
A boy with one leg
b)
A pretty girl he sees
c)
A man in the platoon who is about to die
d)
A kid with a puppy
34.
What year does Tim graduate college?
a)
1968
b)
1958
c)
1948
d)
1988
35.
Where is Tim's first job after college?
a)
At a pig slaughter factory
b)
At an office for McCarthy's campaign
c)
At a vacation resort
d)
At a grocery store
36.
How does Tim join the army?
a)
The draft
b)
Joining an officer's training program
c)
To get out of going to jail
d)
Signing up with a recruiter
37.
Where does Tim consider running to?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
England
38.
Where does he stop before crossing the border?
a)
Tip Top Lodge
b)
Niagra Falls
c)
His Aunt's house
d)
At a campsite
39.
Who does Tim credit with saving his life?
a)
Elroy Berdahl
b)
His father
c)
Mitchell Sanders
d)
Aunt Jean
40.
What does Elroy do to tempt Tim to run away?
a)
He takes Tim fishing right by the border
b)
He speaks out against the war
c)
He promises to lead Tim into Canada
d)
He gives Tim a contact to call in Canada
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