WorksheetsThey Things They Carried 2019ss
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why does Jimmy Cross feel responsible for Ted Lavender's death?
a)
He was daydreaming about Martha when it occured
b)
He didn't take the usual precautions when the men stopped for a break
c)
He asked Lavender to go check something for him.
d)
He secretly hoped Lavender would die.
2.
What is Ted Lavender's escape from the war?
a)
Daydreaming
b)
Cards
c)
Drawing
d)
Drugs
3.
Why does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&Ms candy?
a)
To help with morale
b)
They are his favorite
c)
To use as a placebo medicine for fatally wounded soldiers
d)
He doesn't
4.
Why do men tell jokes such as "zapped while zipping" when Lavender dies?
a)
As a coping mechanism
b)
Because they don't care anymore
c)
They don't tell jokes
d)
To cheer up their friends
5.
What does O'Brien receive in the mail after graduating from college?
a)
His diploma
b)
A draft notice
c)
Some bills
d)
A job offer
6.
"Certain blood was being shed for uncertain reasons"
What does this quote suggest about O'Brien's attitude toward the war in general?
What does this quote suggest about O'Brien's attitude toward the war in general?
a)
He doesn't think the cause is worthwhile
b)
He is reluctantly supportive of it
c)
He understands why it has to happen even though he doesn't like the reasons
d)
None of these
7.
What job does O'Brien have the summer before he is sent to war?
a)
Bank teller
b)
Meat packer
c)
Grocery store clerk
d)
Landscaper
8.
What does O'Brien imagine as he sits in the boat between America and Canada?
a)
That he could just sink to the bottom and no one would ever know
b)
That the wants to just stay on the river fishing
c)
That there are crowds of personal acquaintances and historical figures cheering at him on either shore
d)
That he will dies in Vietnam
9.
Who tells the story of Mary Anne?
a)
Mark Fossie
b)
Rat Kiley
c)
Ted Lavender
d)
Eddie Diamond
10.
"It wasn't a question of deceit. Just the opposite: he wanted to heat up the truth, to make it burn so hot that you would feel exactly what he felt" (85).
What does this quote tell the reader about Kiley?
What does this quote tell the reader about Kiley?
a)
He's a pathological liar
b)
He likes to exaggerate to get his point across
c)
He enjoys putting one over on his fellow soldiers
d)
He is delusional
11.
Why does O'Brien say he decided to go to war instead of Canada?
a)
He was too embarrassed not to
b)
He realizes it is the patriotic thing to do
c)
He hates communism
d)
He feels he has a duty to serve in the military
12.
What does Norman Bowker's path around the lake symbolize?
a)
The passage of time
b)
His lack of direction
c)
His inability to forget what happened with Kiowa
d)
All of these
13.
When Mary Anne doesn't return one night, Fossie believes that she is _____________.
a)
Cheating
b)
Dead
c)
Kidnapped
d)
Headed home
14.
What was Mary Anne doing with the "Greenies"?
a)
Cheating on Fossie
b)
Learning about the culture
c)
Going on ambush
d)
None of these
15.
In an attempt to control Mary Anne, Fossie does what?
a)
Arranges for he to go home
b)
Proposes
c)
Locks her up
d)
Reports her to higher ups
16.
"Seventeen years old. Just a child, blond and innocent, but then weren't they all" (100).
What is O'Brien most likely trying to say with this quote.
What is O'Brien most likely trying to say with this quote.
a)
It isn't okay to put men through the trama of war any more than women
b)
Mary Anne is just as prepared for battle as the real soldiers
17.
What happens to Bowker after the war?
a)
He goes to community college
b)
He commits suicide
c)
He lives with his parents
d)
All of these
18.
What does Kathleen ask her father?
a)
Has he ever killed anyone
b)
Is he proud of his military service
c)
Was he ever shot
d)
None of these
19.
Why does the young soldier believe he is responsible for Kiowa's death?
a)
He accidentally tripped him
b)
He flashed a flashlight
c)
He shot him by friendly fire
d)
He let go of hjs hand
20.
What does O'Brien imagine might have been the profession of the man he killed
a)
Scientist
b)
Businessman
c)
Teacher
d)
Mathematician
21.
Who did Rat Kiley write to about Curt Lemon's death?
a)
Curt's mom
b)
Curt's sister
c)
Rat's mom
d)
Rat's sister
22.
What were Curt Lemon and Rat Kiley doing when Curt was killed?
a)
Playing with a smoke grenade
b)
Playing with a fragmentation grenade
c)
Playing with a Claymore mine
d)
Playing with a baseball
23.
What does "proximity to death" bring with it?
a)
A silly appreciation for jokes
b)
A gripping fear
c)
A deep bravery
d)
An immense pleasure of aliveness
24.
Who mutilates the water buffalo?
a)
Curt Lemon
b)
Tim O'Brien
c)
Rat Kiley
d)
Azar
25.
What did the patrol that went up into the mountains end up doing about the noises they heard?
a)
They retreated from the spot
b)
They ordered a fire strike on the spot.
c)
They ignored the noises and continued with their mission
d)
They searched the area to find the hidden VC.
26.
Tim wants to tell the lady about the baby buffalo that it isn't a war story, it's a ******
a)
true story
b)
love story
c)
forgotten story
d)
death story
27.
O'Brien tells a "truer than true" story about four men on the trail and a grenade. What happens to the men?
a)
They are all saved.
b)
One dies to save the others.
c)
They all die.
28.
Where does O’Brien take Kathleen?
a)
To where Kiowa drowned
b)
To where he killed the Vietnamese man
c)
To where Bowker committed suicide
d)
To talk with Martha about Cross
29.
What does O’Brien leave in the water?
a)
Kiowa’s moccasins
b)
His old war diary
c)
Kiowa’s bible
d)
Martha’s letters
30.
What does O’Brien say he wants to accomplish by not being truthful?
a)
He wants to mess with the reader’s mind.
b)
He wants to distort reality.
c)
He wants to elicit emotional truth.
d)
He wants to display the craziness of Vietnam.
31.
How does O’Brien react to Jorgenson’s incompetence?
a)
He forgives him
b)
He vows revenge.
c)
He punches him.
d)
He ignores him.
32.
Where was O’Brien shot?
a)
IN the backside
b)
Arm
c)
Leg
d)
Shoulder
33.
Who agrees to help O’Brien in his plot for revenge?
a)
Dobbins
b)
Azar
c)
Sanders
d)
Cross
34.
How does Kiley react to sleeping during the day and marching all night?
a)
He is invigorated by the excitement.
b)
He breaks down mentally.
c)
He accepts the grind of it.
d)
He complains to Cross.
35.
What does Kiley do to get himself out of the war?
a)
Admit to being gay
b)
Kill his commanding officer
c)
Shoot himself in the toe
d)
Intentionally fail a psych test
36.
Who is Linda?
a)
Azar’s wife
b)
O’Brien’s first love
c)
Cross’s sister
d)
Dobbins’s girlfriend
37.
What does O’Brien say at the end of the book?
a)
The dead live in stories we tell.
b)
Vietnam was an unjust war.
c)
He served in the best platoon.
d)
Cross married Martha.
38.
In 'Spin',O'Brien writes his memories of how the war was violence juxtaposed with random kindness like
a)
a chocolate bar given to a boy with one leg
b)
a monkey who gave him a banana
c)
a lady who sprayed him with perfume
d)
birds that would bring berries to him
39.
What is one intangible "thing" that soldiers carry?
a)
stress
b)
ammunition
c)
weapons
d)
gear
40.
What was the main objective of the U.S. in Vietnam?
a)
To stop the spread of Communism
b)
To seize control of East Asia
c)
To punish North Vietnam
d)
None of these
41.
Narrator; protagonist. He doesn't want to go to war; almost flees the country, but feels he can't let his family down.
a)
Elroy Bergdahl
b)
Rat Kiley
c)
Tim O'Brien
d)
Curt Lemon
42.
Why does Tim O'Brien call himself a coward?
a)
because he left his wife and children.
b)
because he went to war.
c)
because he did not pay his motel bill.
43.
What makes Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk get into a fist fight?
a)
a missing jackknife
b)
a missing photograph
c)
a missing pizza
d)
They do not get into a fight
44.
Who is the author of The Things They Carried?
a)
Mitch Albom
b)
Tim O'Brien
c)
Hawkeye Pierce
d)
Jon Krakauer
45.
What was the young man trying to show Kiowa before "the whole field blew up around them?"
a)
A picture of his girlfriend
b)
A postcard from home
c)
A passage in the Bible
d)
A medal for bravery
46.
What does the author say about truth?
a)
Story-truth is more real than happening-truth
b)
Truth is absolute
c)
Everyone has their own truth
d)
Truth is unattainable
47.
What pact did two soldiers make in "Friends"?
a)
That there were no hard feelings
b)
That they would share rations
c)
That if one got badly injured, the other would kill him
48.
Why was Dave Jensen relieved that Lee Strunk died in the helicopter?
a)
Because he did not have to back out on the pact
b)
Because he did not like Lee Strunk
c)
Because Strunk would have to return to the war
49.
Rat Kiley shot which of the following animals in the knee, ear, hump, flanks, and mouth?
a)
an adult elephant
b)
a baby water buffalo
c)
a snake
d)
a squid
50.
Who went with Tim years later to visit the place of Kiowa's death?
a)
Norman Bowker
b)
Jimmy Cross
c)
his son
d)
his daughter
51.
In the chapter "Style," the men in Tim's company went to a burned down village and saw -
a)
a pile of burning children
b)
a small group of orphaned girls sitting in a circle
c)
two orphaned boys trying to rebuild their hut
d)
a girl of about fourteen dancing
52.
What constantly distracts Lt. Jimmy Cross from his job?
a)
safety of his soldiers
b)
thoughts about his family
c)
fear of death
d)
thoughts of Martha
53.
Who is the narrator of The Things They Carried?
a)
Tim O'Brien
b)
Jimmy Cross
c)
Ted Lavender
d)
Henry Dobbins
54.
Who runs the Tip Top Lodge?
a)
Jimmy Cross
b)
Elroy Berdahl
c)
Norman Bowker
d)
Tim O'Brien
55.
Why did O'Brien's relationship with Linda end?
a)
She left him for another man.
b)
He had to leave for Vietnam.
c)
She ran off to New York City, never to be seen from again.
d)
She died of a brain tumor.
56.
What weapon does O'Brien use to kill a man?
a)
A hand grenade
b)
A machine gun
c)
A land mine
d)
A hand gun
57.
After his final "spin" around the lake, what does Bowker do?
a)
Buys a burger
b)
Goes around again
c)
Gets in the lake
d)
Stops at his old girlfriend's house
58.
According to O'Brien, how can you tell if a war story isn't true?
a)
if it embarrasses you.
b)
A true war story is never moral.
c)
There is no rectitude whatsoever. There is no virtue
d)
If at the end of a war story you feel uplifted
59.
In "Style," What does Dobbins threaten to do to Azar?
a)
Dump him in a well
b)
Leave him in the jungle
c)
Send him down a tunnel
d)
Break his nose
60.
In "Style," what does Dobbins demand of Azar?
a)
"Shut your mouth."
b)
"Leave it alone."
c)
"Dance right."
d)
"Stop laughing."
61.
What sport did Martha play at Mount Sebastian College?
a)
Tennis
b)
Soccer
c)
Field hockey
d)
Volleyball
62.
What is the outcome of the fight between Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk over Jensen's missing jackknife?
a)
Strunk blows Jensen's leg off
b)
Strunk reluctantly gives back Jensen's knife
c)
Jensen breaks Strunk's nose
d)
Jimmy Cross breaks up the fight
63.
What happens when Curt Lemon is called in to see the dentist?
a)
Lemon faints.
b)
The dentist has to pull a tooth.
c)
Lemon refuses to enter the dentist's office.
d)
Lemon knocks out one of the dentist's teeth.
64.
Who flies his girlfriend to Vietnam?
a)
Tim O'Brien
b)
Mark Fossie
c)
Mitchell Sanders
d)
Henry Dobbins
65.
What does Jimmy do with Martha's letters?
a)
mails them back to her
b)
buries them
c)
sends them home to his family
d)
burns them
66.
"Hump it" means what?
a)
To carry something
b)
Dig a foxhole
c)
Shoot at the enemy
d)
Stay in formation
67.
What did Lt. Cross keep under his tongue?
a)
A pebble
b)
A piece of candy
c)
A bullet
d)
A grain of rice
68.
Which of the following does O'Brien NOT imagine is true of the man he killed?
a)
He liked books
b)
He was bullied at school
c)
He had also killed a man
d)
He loved mathematics
69.
What did Henry Dobbins carry for good luck?
a)
pantyhose
b)
scarf
c)
rabbit's foot
d)
Bible
70.
In the chapter "Enemies," who or what is one the real enemies discussed?
a)
The Vietcong
b)
Over-confidence
c)
Each other
d)
Communism
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