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WorksheetsThe Things They Carried pg.59-110
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What does Dave Jensen do to Lee Strunk?
Breaks his jackknife
Break his nose
Steals his canteen
Burns his girlfriend's letters
What caused the fight?
A missing jackknife
a missing canteen
missing letters
Strunk insulted Jensen
What does Jensen do a few nights after the fight?
Sets booby-traps around his camp
Abandons his own post
Breaks his own nose
Writes a letter to his girlfriend
What happens to Lee Strunk after he and Jensen become friends?
He steps on a mortar round and loses his leg
He is hit by enemy fire
Hi is transferred to another unit
He burns a village to the ground
What is Rat Kiley's real name?
James Kiley
Richard Kiley
Murray Kiley
Bob Kiley
How does Rat feel about the first letter he writes?
He is unsure that he has accurately conveyed his feelings
He is nervous about how the recipient will judge his letters
He feels his writing is personal and touching
He hopes the recipient will not figure out that he is lying
According to the narrator, "A true war story is never______"
Moral
Happy
Perfect
Pleasant
Mitchell Sanders tells a story about...
A soldier who shot himself in the foot to get out of his unit
A lieutenant who blames himself for the death of his soldier, and eventually goes mad
A unit that is driven mad by the sounds of the jungle; in a paranoid frenzy they fire on an imaginary enemy
a girl who writes to her soldier every day; she is devastated when her "Dear John" dies in combat
What did Curt Lemon and Rat Kiley play with?
A dog
A roll of twince
A discarded Frisbee
A smoke grenade
According to the narrator, what did Curt Lemon believe was killing him?
The sunlight
The mud
The moon
The buffalo
The narrator says that when he learned of Curt Lemon's death, he found it difficult...
To sleep
To eat
To mourn
To move on
What is ironic about the Army dentist?
He has bad breath
He is missing teeth
His name is Floss
He doesn't brush
Curt Lemon says that he doesn't mind...
Losing teeth
Blood and pain
Losing sleep
Missing a meal
What happened to Lemon at the dentist?
He punched the dentist
He ran from the dentist
He was cool, calm, and collected
He fainted
What does Lemon do to prove his manliness?
He shows off during combat
He volunteers to be the front line
He pressures the dentist to remove a good tooth
He challenges the dentist
Who tells the story about Mary Anne?
Rat Kiley
Mitchell Sanders
Kiowa
Jimmy Cross
What does Mary Anne ask Fossie and the other men to do?
Secure a supply of toiletries
Teach her about war and Vietnam
Help her travel to Cambodia
Help her travel back home
True or False: Mary Anne is squeamish around blood.
True
False
Who does Mary Anne join?
The Navy Seals
The Green Berets
The VC soldiers
The villagers
What happens after Mary Anne's confrontation with Fossie?
She changes into her old clothing and becomes subdued and quiet
She attacks Fossie while he is sleeping
She goes home
None of the above
