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The Things They Carried pg.59-110

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Dave Jensen do to Lee Strunk?

a)

Breaks his jackknife

b)

Break his nose

c)

Steals his canteen

d)

Burns his girlfriend's letters

2.

What caused the fight?

a)

A missing jackknife

b)

a missing canteen

c)

missing letters

d)

Strunk insulted Jensen

3.

What does Jensen do a few nights after the fight?

a)

Sets booby-traps around his camp

b)

Abandons his own post

c)

Breaks his own nose

d)

Writes a letter to his girlfriend

4.

What happens to Lee Strunk after he and Jensen become friends?

a)

He steps on a mortar round and loses his leg

b)

He is hit by enemy fire

c)

Hi is transferred to another unit

d)

He burns a village to the ground

5.

What is Rat Kiley's real name?

a)

James Kiley

b)

Richard Kiley

c)

Murray Kiley

d)

Bob Kiley

6.

How does Rat feel about the first letter he writes?

a)

He is unsure that he has accurately conveyed his feelings

b)

He is nervous about how the recipient will judge his letters

c)

He feels his writing is personal and touching

d)

He hopes the recipient will not figure out that he is lying

7.

According to the narrator, "A true war story is never______"

a)

Moral

b)

Happy

c)

Perfect

d)

Pleasant

8.

Mitchell Sanders tells a story about...

a)

A soldier who shot himself in the foot to get out of his unit

b)

A lieutenant who blames himself for the death of his soldier, and eventually goes mad

c)

A unit that is driven mad by the sounds of the jungle; in a paranoid frenzy they fire on an imaginary enemy

d)

a girl who writes to her soldier every day; she is devastated when her "Dear John" dies in combat

9.

What did Curt Lemon and Rat Kiley play with?

a)

A dog

b)

A roll of twince

c)

A discarded Frisbee

d)

A smoke grenade

10.

According to the narrator, what did Curt Lemon believe was killing him?

a)

The sunlight

b)

The mud

c)

The moon

d)

The buffalo

11.

The narrator says that when he learned of Curt Lemon's death, he found it difficult...

a)

To sleep

b)

To eat

c)

To mourn

d)

To move on

12.

What is ironic about the Army dentist?

a)

He has bad breath

b)

He is missing teeth

c)

His name is Floss

d)

He doesn't brush

13.

Curt Lemon says that he doesn't mind...

a)

Losing teeth

b)

Blood and pain

c)

Losing sleep

d)

Missing a meal

14.

What happened to Lemon at the dentist?

a)

He punched the dentist

b)

He ran from the dentist

c)

He was cool, calm, and collected

d)

He fainted

15.

What does Lemon do to prove his manliness?

a)

He shows off during combat

b)

He volunteers to be the front line

c)

He pressures the dentist to remove a good tooth

d)

He challenges the dentist

16.

Who tells the story about Mary Anne?

a)

Rat Kiley

b)

Mitchell Sanders

c)

Kiowa

d)

Jimmy Cross

17.

What does Mary Anne ask Fossie and the other men to do?

a)

Secure a supply of toiletries

b)

Teach her about war and Vietnam

c)

Help her travel to Cambodia

d)

Help her travel back home

18.

True or False: Mary Anne is squeamish around blood.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Who does Mary Anne join?

a)

The Navy Seals

b)

The Green Berets

c)

The VC soldiers

d)

The villagers

20.

What happens after Mary Anne's confrontation with Fossie?

a)

She changes into her old clothing and becomes subdued and quiet

b)

She attacks Fossie while he is sleeping

c)

She goes home

d)

None of the above