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WorksheetsThe Things They Carried Unit Test Review
Total questions: 147
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
What is the name of the girl Jimmy Cross loves?
Megan
Martha
Molly
Michelle
In the title story, who is shot?
Ted Lavender
Rat Kiley
Mitchell Sanders
Dave Jenkins
While at the movies with Marth, what body part did Jimmy Cross touch wthat caused her to recoil from him?
her arm
her neck
her knee
her chest
Who is a “big man” and a “machine gunner”?
Jimmy Cross
Rat Kiley
Lee Strunk
Henry Dobbins
What did the soldiers do to the village of Than Khe after the death of one of their own?
Burned it
Ransacked it for supplies
Searched it for the killer
Moved past without disturbing the villagers
What abstract item does Kiowa carry?
Sorrow in his heart
Love for his fellow soldier
His grandmother’s distrust of the white man
Fear of the unknown
What good luck charm does Jimmy Cross receive from his girlfriend?
a pebble
letters
a promise ring
a gold necklace
What kind of candy does Rat Kiley carry?
Mars bars
Tootsie Rolls
M&Ms
Skittles
What did Mitchell Sanders give Norman Bowker?
a thumb
a jackknife
a canvass flask
a water bottle
What was Lee Strunk doing when Ted Lavender was shot?
Patrolling the perimeter
Joking around and making howling noises
Writing a letter to his girlfriend
Whittling
What has Jimmy Cross never forgiven himself for?
Letting Martha go
Not writing to Kiowa's father
Ted Lavender's death
Curt Lemon's death
What item does Lt. Jimmy Cross have after the war that surprises Tim O’Brien, the narrator?
Jimmy is more emotional than he expected
Jimmy has a photo of Martha, which O’Brien thought he burned
Jimmy has Kiowa’s moccasins
Jimmy tells O’Brien that he caused Curt Lemon’s death
What does the narrator say he’d like to do?
Take a vacation
Visit Curt Lemon's grave
Visit his old girlfriend
Write a story about his experiences and interactions
The boy to whom Azar gave a chocolate bar had only one
eye
ear
leg
arm
According to the narrator, Tim O’Brien, he is ______ years old as he writes this story.
43
53
63
33
Who guides the men through the mine fields?
A young girl
An old "pappa-san"
Rat Kiley, who drew the short straw
A dog trained to detect bombs
Finish the quote: “Step out of line, hit the mine; follow the ________, you’re in the ________”
red, dead
mink, sink
hog, bog
dink. pink
What is the name of the narrator's daughter
Kathleen
Kelley
Katie
Karen
What does Norman Bowker want?
A letter from his girlfriend proclaiming her love
A letter from his father assuring him that he doesn’t need to win a medal
A canteen of whiskey
A hot meal
Who blew up the puppy?
Mitchell Sanders
Rat Kiley
Jimmy Cross
Azar
In the “peace story” Mitchell Sanders tells, why does the soldier return to his unit?
He felt an obligation to protect the other men in his unit
D. He feared for his life
He was afraid to return home and be labelled a coward
He claimed the peace “hurt” and that he wanted to “hurt it back”
He feared for his life
Throughout the novel the narrator emphasizes...
The importance of storytelling
How worthless most of the men in the unit were
How frequently the men had nightmares
How it is important to lie to civilians to protect them
The story novel is set
in the past and the future
in the past and the present
Only in the past
Only in the present
The narrator asserts that you don't make war without ...
Having a strong army behind you
Knowing why
Having thorough knowledge of your enemy
Having allies
The narrator's reaction to the draft letter was that he was too ________ for war.
Cowardly
Sickly
Good
Religious
Where did the narrator work during the summer?
A meat-packing plant
A warehouse
A mini-mart
A ranch
What does the narrator consider doing to avoid going to war?
Injuring himself
Declaring himself a Conscientious Objector
Defecting to Canada
Faking his death
What conflict does the narrator face in regards to going to war?
He feels guilty knowing how much his parents will worry
He fears war, but also fears being judged a coward
He feels compelled to marry his girlfriend before leaving
He feels no conflict
What is the name of the fishing resort O'Brien travels to?
Tip-Top Lodge
Bob's Boats
Harbour Lake Inn
Cypress Village
What does O'Brien conclude regarding the fishing excursion with Berghdahl?
That Berghdahl strategically planned the excursion.
The Berghdahl was attempting to convince him to go to war
The Berghdahl was merely taking him fishing
The Berghdahl thought he was a coward
What does O'Brien do in the boat when Elroy takes him fishing?
Tips it over
Cries
Screams
Silently contemplates his life
Complete the following quote from O’Brien: “I was a ________. I went to war.”
Hero
Soldier
Coward
Menace
O’Brien thought that there should be a law that...
the lieutenants should have to sleep in the foxholes with their men
women should be included in the Selective Service (draft)
politicians who initiated the war should have to put themselves on the line
the members of the Senate should be required to witness the warfare
What was O’Brien’s official job title for his summer job?
Declotter
Debugger
Delouser
Decimater
What had the government ended that O’Brien had hoped to utilize?
CO Status
Graduate Deferments
Selective Service
Military Stipends
What did O'Brien not qualify for?
CO Status
Graduate Deferments
Selective Service
Military Stipends
Finish O'Brien's statement: "They didn't know Bo Dai from . . . "
the back of their hand
their own neighbor
the soldier walking beside them
the man on the moon
Finish O'Brien's statement: "what I've never told is . . . "
the full truth
how Jimmy Cross died
how my wife felt about my experience in the war
how Elroy saved me
What game did Elroy play with O'Brien
Monopoly
Yahtzee
Rummy
Scrabble
The narrator asserts that you don’t make war without...
Having a strong army behind you
Knowing why
Having through knowledge of your enemy
Having allies
What does Dave Jensen do to Lee Strunk?
Breaks his jackknife
Breaks 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
Breaks his own nose
Abandons his own post
Writes a letter to his girlfriend
What happens to Lee Stunk after he and Jensen become friends?
He steps on a mortar round and loses his leg
He is hit by enemy fire
He is transferred to another unit
He burns a village to the ground
What pact did Jensen and Strunk make?
To always protect one another
To have one stand guard while the other sleeps
That if one is badly injured the other will end their life
That if one needs to fake an injury to get out of the unit the other will assist them.
What does Strunk beg Jensen NOT to do?
To kill him
To hurt him
To tell Jimmy Cross he abandoned his post
To tell his family he was a coward
When Strunk dies, how does Jensen feel?
mournful
enraged
delighted
relieved
What is Rat Kiley’s real name?
Bob Kiley
James Kiley
Richard Kiley
Murray 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 the 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
Rat Kiley calls the girl a __________ for not responding to his letter.
Dumb broad
Cooze
Gam
Floozy
What did Curt Lemon and Rat Kiley play with?
A dog
A roll of twine
A smoke grenade
a discarded Frisbee
Mitchell Sanders tells a story about...
A soldier who shots 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 happens to the baby Buffalo?
Despite being badly injured, it doesn’t die. Kiowa and Mitchell sanders throw it in a well.
Despite being badly injured, Kiowa and Mitchell Sanders nurse it to life.
Despite being badly injured, the buffalo insists on following the unit.
None of the above.
According to the narrator, what did Kurt Lemon probably believe was killing him?
the mud
the moon
the buffalo
the sunlight
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
Kurt Lemon says he doesn't mind
losing teeth
blood and pain
losing sleep
missing a meal
What happened to Lemon at the dentist?
He fainted
He punched the dentist
He ran from the dentist
He was cool, calm, and collected
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 dentist
Who tells the story about Mary Anne?
Mitchell Sanders
Kiowa
Rat Kiley
Jimmy Cross
What does Mary Anne ask Fossie and the other men to do?
Teach her about war and Vietnam
Secure a supply of toiletries
Help her travel to Cambodia
Help her travel back home
After arriving to the unit, how does Mary Anne change?
She becomes “softer” and more attached to Fossie
She becomes “harder”: less feminine and less attached to Fossie
She becomes paranoid that the unit is soon to be attacked
She initiates a relationship with Rat Kiley
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
What does Rat Kiley say is a misconception about women?
That they all want a man
That they all want to be homemakers
That they all want to have children
That they are gentle and peaceful
What is Mary Anne’s necklace made of?
Human fingernails
Mother-of-Pearl
Graphite
Human tongues
What would Henry Dobbins do with the stockings every night?
Methodically arrange them around his neck and over his shoulders
Lay them out on a makeshift altar
Unravel a small portion of them
Hold them while he prayed
What events occurs which affirms Dobbin’s belief in the “magic” of the stockings?
He almost drowns in the Song Tra Bong, but uses the stockings to anchor himself to a rock
He trips a mortar and it fails to detonate
An old papa-san tries to shot him and misses
None of the above
The narrator compares Dobbins to
Thailand
Canada
Russia
America
How did the men react to Dobbins’ superstition regarding the pantyhose?
They became believers
They vocally expressed how they thought Dobbins was crazy
They humored Dobbins, but secretly believed him to be crazy
They wanted the stockings for themselves
How does Dobbins react to his girlfriend dumping him?
He tries to win her back via poetic love letters
He becomes depressed for weeks
He is a bit sad, but believes the magic of the stockings still remains
He believes the stockings have lost their magic
Who objects to the unit altering the church/pagoda?
Kiowa
Jimmy Cross
Mitchell Sanders
Rat Kiley
To whom do the monks take a special liking?
Kiowa
Mitchell Sanders
Henry Dobbins
Kurt Lemon
What do the monks nickname their favorite soldier?
Soldier Boy
Soldier God
Soldier Jesus
Soldier Sam
What job does Dobbins fantasize about?
Baseball player
Shop owner
Banker
Minister
Who does Dobbins say "hardly ever swears"
Rat Kiley
Jimmy Cross
Mitchell Sanders
Kiowa
Who appears to be happy that the enemy soldier has been killed?
Azar
Kiowa
Jimmy Cross
Mitchell Sanders
The enemy soldier who has been killed is...
an old general
a young general
a young boy
a disabled civilian
What flies above the soldier's corpse?
a raven
a vulture
a mosquito
a butterfly
What does Kiowa tell O’Brien to stop doing?
praying
staring
crying
yelling
What does Kiowa ask O’Brien to do?
Walk faster
Stop Talking
Talk
Hide
How did the narrator kill an enemy soldier?
He shot him while perched in a tree
He shot him while down in a trench
He threw a grenade at him
He planted a mortar
Who tries to assure the narrator that the man would have died anyways?
Rat Kiley
Mitchell Sanders
Jimmy Cross
Kiowa
What did the narrator (O’Brien) want to do prior to the man’s death?
warn him
protect him
ensure his death would be painless
none of the above
What happened to the family of the dancing girl in the village?
They left her behind
They died; their bodies were badly burned
They were taken captive
They became VC soldiers.
Who is puzzled by the girl’s dancing?
Mitchell Sanders
Henry Dobbins
Rat Kiley
Azar
How does Henry Dobbins react to Azar’s mocking the girl?
He threatens to drop him in the well and tells him to “dance right”
He threatens to break his arm and tells him to apologize
He throws Azar into a ditch
He punches Azar
Approximately how old is the girl?
8
14
17
5
What is Norman Bowker driving around?
the lake
the town
the fairway
the beltway
Who is Norman Bowker talking to in the car?
his sister
his childhood friend
himself
his brother
As Bowker is driving, what season is it?
spring
summer
winter
fall
With whom does Bowker pretend to converse?
his father
his brother
his grandfather
Rat Kiley
What does Bowker describe experiencing in the Song Tra Bong?
A refreshing swim with the locals
Leaping from a tall tree
Hiding from VC soldiers
Sinking into the slime
Where did the soldiers discover they had camped?
In a sewage field
In close proximity to the enemy
In a graveyard
On a holy site
What does Bowker do following his drive?
He stops to talk to Sally Gustafson
He orders a burger
He goes to his father’s house
He goes to sleep and has nightmares
Who perishes in the story Bowker tells?
Kiowa
Rat Kiley
Kurt Lemon
Mitchell Sanders
What does Bowker see at the end of the day?
Fireworks
Children singing in a chorus
An old man walking a dog
A happily married couple
What happened to Norman Bowker?
He married his high school sweetheart
He was shot by a VC soldier and succumbed to his injuries
He hanged himself
He became a minister
What problem does Bowker describe in his letter to O’Brien?
He can’t find a meaningful use for his life.
He can’t seem to work things out with his wife.
His business isn’t doing well.
He is failing to bond with his son.
What sport does Bowker play?
Baseball
Hockey
Tennis
Basketball
In his letter, Bowker criticizes other veterans due to the fact that they want...
a parade
financial compensation for their injuries
to return to war
medals of valor
What does the narrator, O’Brien, realize has helped him transition back into civilian life?
Therapy
His family
Exercise
Writing
In "In the Field", what are the soldiers looking for?
The VietCong camp
Rigged Mortars
Kiowa's body
the village cow
While searching for Kiowa's body, who keeps making inappropriate jokes?
Azar
Rat Kiley
Kiowa
Mitchell Sanders
When the soldiers are angry about camping in the sewage field, who defends Lt. Jimmy Cross?
Mitchell Sanders
Norman Bowker
Rat Kiley
Henry Dobbins
Who does Jimmy Cross write a letter to in his head?
Rat Kiley's sister
Henry Dobbin's mother
Kurt Lemon's father
Kiowa's father
What did the young soldier do which presumably brought enemy fire on the unit?
Played his radio to loudly
Shined a flashlight
Abandoned his post
Angered the villagers
According to the narrator, “When a man died, there had to be _____________”
Time to grieve
Justice
Forgiveness
Blame
How many years have passed since the narrator (O’Brien) killed the young soldier?
10
20
30
40
The narrator says that many died, and that he was “young and afraid to _____________”
die
fight
look
battle
The narrator says stories allow him to...
honor those who lost their lives
remember his fallen brother
tell his family how he really feels
look at things he never looked at before
To where have the narrator and his daughter travelled later in his life?
the Phillipines
his hometown
Curt Lemon's parent's lake house
Vietnam
What is Kathleen confused by?
Curt Lemon's father's behavior
Vietnamese traditions
The war and that her father participated in it
her father's novel
When he returns to visit Vietnam after the war, the narrator notices that the landscape is...
ordinary
menacing
dreary
inhabited with new settlers
What item of Kiowa’s does the narrator bring into the water when he visits Vietnam after the war?
his bible
his moccasins
his belt
his jacket
What does the narrator do with Kiowa's moccasins when he returns to the Song Tra Bong after the war?
floats it downstream
wedges it into the river bottom
places it in a hollowed out tree trunk
rinses it in the water then lays it out in the sun
Identify the Speaker:
“Well, to be honest,” he said, “when you first showed up here, I wondered about all that. The aroma, I mean. Smelled like you was awful damned fond of pork chops.”
Lt. Jimmy Cross
Tim O'Brien
Elroy Berdhal
Mark Fossie
Identify the Speaker:
“One thing for sure, though, there won’t be any more ambushes. No more late nights . . . Compromise. I’ll put it this way—we’re officially engaged.
Mark Fossie
Kiowa
Rat Kiley
Eddie Diamond
Identify the Speaker:
“Well, I did—I burned it. After Lavender died, I couldn’t . . . This is a new one. Martha gave it to me herself.”
Tim O'Brien
Rat Kiley
Bobby Jorgenson
Lt. Jimmy Cross
Identify the Speaker:
“And later that night I could’ve won the Silver Star for valor.”
Dave Jensen
Curt Lemon
Henry Dobbins
Norman Bowker
Identify the Speaker
“You did a good thing today,” he said. “That shaking hands crap, it isn’t decent. The guys’ll hassle you for a while—especially Jensen—but just keep saying no. Should’ve done it myself. Takes guts, I know that.
Kiowa
Mark Fossie
Bobby Jorgenson
Ted Lavender
What topic was conspicuously absent in Martha’s letters?
college
the war
feelings of affection
her daily routine
Who taught a rain dance to Rat Kiley and Dave Jensen?
Kiowa
Mary Anne
Ted Lavender
Elroy Berdah
Which two characters got into a fist fight over a missing jackknife?
Azar and Kiowa
Rat Kiley and Bobby Jorgenson
Tim O’Brien and Jimmy Cross
Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen
Rat Kiley shot which of the following animals in the knee, ear, hump, flanks, and mouth?
adult elephant
baby water buffalo
snake
squid
Which of the following slogans was painted on a sign in a tent in the chapter “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong?”
ASSEMBLE YOUR OWN GOOK!! FREE SAMPLE KIT!!
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK
WELCOME TO HELL, MISS BELL
GREENIES
The author is ambiguous about his part in the death of a young Vietnamese intellectual in the chapter, “The Man I Killed.” Which one of these descriptions is NOT USED in the story?
Thick, dark boots had been blown off
One eye was a star-shaped hole
Upper lip and gum and teeth were gone
Head was cocked at a wrong angle
In the chapter “Style,” the men in Tim’s company went to a burned down village and saw
a pile of burning children
a small group of orphaned girls sitting in a circle
two orphaned boys trying to rebuild their hut
a girl of about fourteen dancing
What was inside the ruck sack the men pulled from the sludge field?
a pair of moccasins
several handguns
an illustrated New Testament
A and C
Why had the men been fired upon in the area where Kiowa died?
Jimmy Cross exercised poor judgment
A soldier used a flashlight to show someone a picture of his girlfrien
Central command was unaware of the nature of the site
all of these
In the first chapter O’Brien describes all the things the men had to carry. Why does he take so much time and go into detail with all of these items?
He wants the reader to sympathize with him
He wants the reader to understand the weight of all of the objects
He wants the reader to understand the physical and emotional weight the men carried with them
He wants the reader to believe he is knowledgeable of the Vietnam War
Why do several of the men hang onto things from women back in the states who they aren’t even in a relationship with anymore?
It gives them hope
It gives them a sense of home
)It reminds them they have something to return home to
All of the above
Tim O'Brien makes use of ______________ in his novel by placing two items (images) or ideas side by side for contrast and to have one emphasize the other.
anaphora
polysyndenton
antithesis
juxtaposition
What did Morty Phillips do that ended up killing him?
swam in the river
Talked amongst the villagers
Shot himself in the foot
fought with Dave Jensen
The narrator describes his love for Linda as…
a childhood infatuation
an unhealthy obsession
a deep and true love
a kinship which quickly faded
Who was wounded and shipped off to Japan?
Rat Kiley
Jimmy Cross
)Henry Dobbins
Mitchell Sanders
The narrator describes Bobby Jorgenson as…
Arrogant and full of bravado
Incompetent and scared
Homesick
Feminie
medic who fished with a crate of grenades
Azar
Rat Kiley
Norman Bowker
Mitchell Sanders
lost his leg because of a mortar and begged Dave Jensen not to kill him
Lee Strunk
Henry Dobbins
Rat Kiley
Lt. Jimmy Cross
strapped a puppy to an antipersonnel mine and squeezed the firing device
Bobby Jorgenson
Azar
Curt Lemon
Tim O'Brien
headed for Canada upon being drafted
Norman Bowker
Elroy Berdahl
Curt Lemon
Tim O'Brien
had a perfectly good tooth removed; was blown up into a tree
Morty Phillips
Ted Lavender
Curt Lemon
Lee Strunk
medic who was too scared to react in time to Tim’s butt wound
Bobby Jorgenson
Rat Kiley
Mark Fossie
Kiowa
died of cancer
Lt. Jimmy Cross
Martha
Linda
Mary Anne
blamed himself for Kiowa’s death; hanged himself at the YMCA
Lt. Jimmy Cross
Norman Bowker
Bobby Jorgenson
Morty Phillips
radio man
Henry Dobbins
Tim O'Brien
Kiowa
Mitchell Sanders
