WorksheetsThe Things They Carried Ch. 17, 18, 19
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who makes the decision to NOT alert Lt. Cross about finding the body?
Rat Kiley
Mitchell Sanders
Henry Dobbins
Azar
Who defends Lt. Cross from being at fault when the other guys want to blame him?
Mitchell Sanders
Henry Dobbins
Norman Bowker
Azar
What was the young man trying to show Kiowa before "the whole field blew up around them?"
A picture of his girlfriend
A postcard from home
A passage in the Bible
A medal for bravery
Which feeling does the narrator not admit to about the war?
Guilt
Sadness
Responsibility
Grief
How does the narrator find relief from his feelings about the war?
He cries
He works out
He writes stories
He visits VA hospitals
Who is curious about if the narrator killed anybody?
His daughter
His friend
His wife
His son
What does the author say about truth?
Story-truth is more real than happening-truth
Truth is absolute
Everyone has their own truth
Truth is unattainable
What personal item did Tim "bury" in the river?
Kiowa's moccasins
Lt. Cross's pebble
Henry Dobbins' panty hose
A picture of his old girlfriend
