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Worksheets"The Things They Carried" TEST REVIEW
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
While in Vietnam, Leutenant Jimmy Cross carries:
A Bible.
Letters from Martha.
Stocking from his girlfriend.
Moccasins.
None of these listed.
Ted Lavender is killed by:
Drowning.
A shot to his head.
Stepping on a mine.
Jungle fever.
None of these.
In an envelope addressed to his draft board, Mitchell Sanders puts:
A bullet.
Vietnam dirt.
Lice.
His dirty socks.
None of these.
Bowker's father wanted Norman to:
Win medals.
Come home alive.
Join the ministry.
Make a career out of the military.
None of these.
Tim O'Brien's job the summer before he goes to Vietnam is:
Groundskeeper at the Tip Top Lodge.
Fisherman.
Declotter at a meatpacking plant.
College student.
None of these.
Before he reports to his draft board, O'Brien thinks about:
Fleeing to Mexico.
Going to Canada.
All of his friends who had been drafted and died in Vietnam.
Becoming a fisherman.
None of these.
When Strunk and Jensen fight over a jackknife; Jensen wins by:
Breaking Strunk's nose.
Stealing the knife back and throwing it away.
Reporting Strunk to the Lieutenant.
Replacing the knife.
None of these.
At the end of the story "Friends," Strunk dies in the evac chopper. This is a big relief for Jensen because:
He will finally get his jackknife back.
He didn't have to kill Strunk according to their pact.
He wouldn't have to break his own nose to stop feeling guilty.
He didn't have to watch Strunk die.
None of these.
The only character who does not die in the book is:
Kiowa.
Norman Bowker.
Ted Lavender.
Rat Kiley.
None of these (they all die).
The animal Alpha Company tortures the afternoon following Curt Lemon's death is a:
Cow.
Monkey.
Water buffalo.
Cat.
None of these.
The story of Lemon's death is a "love" story and not a "war" story because:
Of the beautiful imagery O'Brien uses to describe Lemon's death.
Rat Kiley had to write the letter to Lemon's sister.
It shows the love of the brothers in arms.
Lemon's girlfriend will never know why Lemon died.
None of these.
After his tooth is pulled, Curt Lemon is:
Relieved.
Embarrassed.
Angry.
Sad.
All of these.
Mary Anne leaves her boyfriend Mark Fossie at base camp because she is:
Scared and wants to go home.
Helping the Vietnamese people by sneaking them food.
Having an affair with another soldier.
Going out on ambush with the Green Berets.
None of these.
At the end of the story "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong," Mary:
Goes home.
Disappears into the mountains and jungles of Vietnam.
Marries Fossie.
Is killed by VC.
None of these.
Henry Dobbins believes his girlfriend's stockings are a talisman because:
He was never wounded.
He tripped a "bouncing Betty" that did not detonate.
He was caught in the open during a firefight but was not hurt.
All of these.
None of these.
All of the following are descriptions O'Brien gives of the Viet Cong soldier he killed EXCEPT:
Smooth and hairless cheeks.
Thin eyebrows.
Wrists of a child.
Delicate feet.
None of these; O'Brien uses all of these.
In "The Man I Killed," O'Brien goes into so much detail, both real and imaginary, about the man he killed because:
It was a really scary event.
The VC soldier was very young.
He is haunted by what he did.
He is a poet, and this was the best way to describe the soldier.
All of these.
In "Style," when Dobbins tells Azar to dance right, he means for Azar to:
Stop making fun of the little girl from the village.
Dance a waltz.
Dance with his feet, not on his hands.
None of these.
The holiday that Norman Bowker drives around the lake 10 times is:
Veterans Day
Independence Day
Christmas
Thanksgiving
After reading O'Brien's first draft of his short story about Bowker's post-war experiences, Bowker:
Is sad reading about the war.
Loves everything about it.
Wants it to include more realistic details.
Is upset that O'Brien says he killed someone.
None of these.
The problem with the mud field in which Lieutenant Jimmy Cross has the Alpha Company set up camp is that it:
Was used as the village toilet.
Was too close to enemy soldiers.
Contained too many bugs.
Was too far from their base camp.
All of these.
The "boy" in the story, "In the Field," is probably:
Kiowa.
Azar.
Bowker.
O'Brien.
None of these.
The enemy attacks Alpha Company in the mud field because the "boy":
Has a nightmare that causes him to shout in his sleep.
Gets drunk and fires his weapon.
Turns on his flashlight to show Kiowa a picture of his girlfriend.
Runs away, the enemy finds him and forces him to tell where his troop is.
None of these.
In "Good Form," the specific story O'Brien says is not true is:
"The Man I Killed"
"In the Field"
"Style"
"The Dentist"
None of these (they are all true).
When O'Brien returns to Vietnam after the war, he goes to:
The church where Alpha Company camped for a few days with monks.
The hospital where he recuperated after his injury.
The road where he threw a grenade at a Vietnamese soldier.
The mud field where Kiowa died.
None of these (he never goes back to Vietnam).
To play a prank on Bobby Jorgenson, O'Brien gets help from:
Kiowa
Azar
Jimmy Cross
Rat Kiley
Ted Lavendar describes the war as:
Terrifying.
Pointless.
Exciting.
Mellow.
All of these.
The stress of the Vietnam "Night Life" manifests itself in Rat Kiley in that he:
Sees VC everywhere.
Thinks the bugs have been mutated and are out out get him.
Sees the sun at night.
Thinks his platoon is plotting to kill him.
All of these.
Rat Kiley ends up in Japan because he:
Had finished his tour of duty.
Went AWOL.
Shot himself in the foot.
Got drunk and beat up Lieutenant Cross.
None of these (Kiley does not go to Japan).
Linda refuses to take off her red cap, even after the other children tease her because she:
Didn't like her haircut.
Had cancer and was losing her hair.
Had to wear the cap as part of her religion.
Didn't care what the other children thought.
None of these.
The Alpha Company is a __________ let by Lieutenant Jimmy Cross.
serenity
contradiction
impassive
platoon
talisman
When O'Brien says it was terrible and fun, he is expressing a __________.
serenity
contradiction
impassive
platoon
talisman
The stockings Dobbins wears around his neck serve as a __________ for the rest of Alpha Company.
serenity
contradiction
impassive
platoon
talisman
Even after they experience brutality, the Alpha Company members often remain __________.
serenity
contradiction
impassive
platoon
talisman
Despite the constant danger, Alpha Company has moments of __________, like when two of the men play chess.
serenity
contradiction
impassive
platoon
talisman
The __________ of long, dark night duty causes Rat Kiley to lost his mind.
Mary Anne
hamlet
monotony
pagoda
Jimmy Cross
__________ worries about the responsibilites of war.
Mary Anne
hamlet
monotony
pagoda
Jimmy Cross
Alpha Company encounters two kind monks at a __________.
Mary Anne
hamlet
monotony
pagoda
Jimmy Cross
__________ turns out to be intrigued by Vietnam.
Mary Anne
hamlet
monotony
pagoda
Jimmy Cross
O'Brien describes a trip to one __________ in which everyone is gone except one old man, who is dead by the pig pen.
Mary Anne
hamlet
monotony
pagoda
Jimmy Cross
After he is wounded, Tim gets __________ and is stationed in a hospital for a few months.
imagery
gangrene
catharsis
zeal
Curt Lemon
__________ dies from stepping on a grenade.
imagery
gangrene
catharsis
zeal
Curt Lemon
O'Brien uses __________ to describe the young Vietnamese man he killed.
imagery
gangrene
catharsis
zeal
Curt Lemon
Writing about the war is a type of __________ for Tim O'Brien.
imagery
gangrene
catharsis
zeal
Curt Lemon
Azar has more __________ for violence than the rest of Alpha Company.
imagery
gangrene
catharsis
zeal
Curt Lemon
Shot while using the restroom, took tranquilizers to avoid thinking about the war.
Henry Dobbins
Linda
Kiowa
Ted Lavender
Mary Anne
Best friends with Tim in the Alpha Company, faithful Christian.
Henry Dobbins
Linda
Kiowa
Ted Lavender
Mary Anne
Engaged to Mark Fossie, leaves him to join the Green Berets and is never seen again.
Henry Dobbins
Linda
Kiowa
Ted Lavender
Mary Anne
Strongest man in Alpha Company, wears his girlfriend's pantyhose around his neck.
Henry Dobbins
Linda
Kiowa
Ted Lavender
Mary Anne
Tim's first girlfriend, wears a red stocking cap, dies of a brain tumor as a young girl.
Henry Dobbins
Linda
Kiowa
Ted Lavender
Mary Anne
Alpha Company medic; loves to tell stories; loses his mind after weeks of night duty.
Jimmy Cross
Azar
Rat Kiley
Elroy Berdahl
Norman Bowker
Owns the Tip Top Lodge near the border; helps Tim decide whether or not to flee to Canada.
Jimmy Cross
Azar
Rat Kiley
Elroy Berdahl
Norman Bowker
Member of Alpha Company; commits suicide a few years after the war.
Jimmy Cross
Azar
Rat Kiley
Elroy Berdahl
Norman Bowker
Commanding officer of Alpha Company; doubts his ability to lead his men effectively.
Jimmy Cross
Azar
Rat Kiley
Elroy Berdahl
Norman Bowker
Helps Tim carry out his prank on Bobby Jorgenson.
Jimmy Cross
Azar
Rat Kiley
Elroy Berdahl
Norman Bowker
