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WorksheetsThe Things They Carried Whole Book Review
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
What does Jimmy Cross carry in his mouth to remind him of Martha
A pebble
A picture of Martha playing volleyball
A letter from Martha
Martha's class ring
Which character is always high on tranquilizers?
Ted Lavender
Rat Kiley
Henry Dobbins
Kiowa
Why does Jimmy Cross always feel guilty?
He feels like it is his fault that Kiowa and Ted died
He tried to dodge the draft by fleeing to Canada
He feels bad for his daydreams about Martha
He feels guilty for killing a soldier with a grenade
O'Brien listing both physical and mental burdens in the first chapter shows...
It shows that emotional burdens can sometimes "weigh" more than physical equipment
It shows that soldiers in Vietnam were incredibly strong to have to carry so much stuff
It shows that physical burdens are greater than emotional burdens
It compares the equipment used in Vietnam to the equipment used in modern warfare
Which of the following characters lived?
Tim O'Brien
Kiowa
Curt Lemon
Norman Bowker
Ted Lavender
Select ALL of the traits of a "True War Story."
Not about war
Details are made up
Never Moral
Can't be believed
Teaches a lesson
What is Tim O'Brien's purpose for story telling?
Stories are eternal and have the power to give life to those who have passed on.
To tell an accurate, factual history of his experience of the Vietnam War
To help people learn from past regrets
To provide an allegory for future leaders considering going to war
What does Henry Dobbins carry for good luck?
Pantyhose
Pebbles
The Bible
Tranquilizers
What happened to Mary Anne?
She joined the Green Berets and become "one with the land of Vietnam"
She married Fossie
She was killed while on ambush
She is now a ghost haunting the forests of Vietnam
Why is Lee Strunk so paranoid that Dave Jensen will kill him after he gets injured?
He made Jenson promise to kill him of he ever got paralyzed or lost his legs
He thinks Jensen is seeking revenger after their fight
He knows Jensen is mad for the whole knife incident..
He is going insane
What is Mitchell Sanders always talking about?
Morals and Truth
He is always making inappropriate jokes
he is always talking about how scared he is
Hope and the future
What did Norman Bowker fantasize about?
Someone he could actually share his experiences in Vietnam with
He fantasized about Martha falling in love with him.
He fantasized about the life he could have had with Sally Kramer
He fantasizes about finding a good job
Where does Kiowa die?
In a field by the Song Tra Bong river
In Tan Ke
On ambush in the mountains
In a base camp not near the front lines
Who is probably the young soldier who turned on the flashlight showing Kiowa a picture of his ex-girlfriend?
Tim O'Brien
Jimmy Cross
Kiowa
Norman Bowker
What did Rat Kiley shoot a water buffalo over and over again?
He was grieving over the death of his friend, Curt Lemon
He was just playing a cruel prank
The water buffalo was about to gore Rat Kiley
He is was trying to put the injured water buffalo out of its misery
What is Curt Lemon afraid of?
Dentists
Fighting
Clowns
The War
Which character is always playing and saying cruel jokes?
Azar
Kiowa
Dave Jensen
Henry Dobbins
Which element of postmodernism is NOT present in the novel?
Temporal Distortion
Hyperreality
Minimalism
Metafiction
What is the Post-Modernist definition of Fragmentation in story telling?
Parts of a story with no beginning or end that aren't necessarily connected to the whole of the book
A series of short stories that eventually connect together by the end of the novel
Breaking the fourth wall and talking directly to the reader.
Absurd fantastical situations
Which of the following is an example of metafiction in writing?
O'Brien talking to the reader and saying his stories aren't true
Changing details in writing
Switching between third person and 1st person narration
Not following timelines in order
Which two characters sometimes criticize O'Brien's way of storytelling?
Mitchell Sanders and Kathleen
Kiowa and Norman Bowker
Martha and Mary Anne
Linda and Henry Dobbins
Why does Tim O'Brien think that Story Truth is so important?
It allows him to better capture the experience of Vietnam
It allows him to tell the objective, factual experience of Vietnam
It protects the privacy of the real life people that he served with.
It allows him to lie with impunity.
What is one purpose for O'Brien to write on "The Rainy River?"
To explain why he supported the war
To confess something of which is he ashamed
To explain how people could escape to Canada
To make a metaphor between being a butcher and being a soldier
Select All of the parallels from The Things They Carried
The relationship between Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen, and the one between O’Brien and Bobby Jorgenson
The empty eyes of Martha and Mary Anne
Kiowa’s death and the “burying” of his moccasins
The deaths of Ted Lavender and the baby buffalo
How does Bobby Jorgenson respond as Azar and O'Brien Torment him?
He starts shaking and crying
He calls out O'Brien's name
He runs into another hootch
He starts kicking Azar
Which character carries a copy of the New Testament?
Tim O'Brien
Jimmy Cross
Rat Kiley
Kiowa
What do the soldiers call carrying something?
To haul it
To bump it
To drag it
To hump it
How did Tim O’Brien come to join the military?
He joined ROTC in college and enlisted after college
He enlisted after college
He was drafted during college and deferred until he graduated
He was drafted a month after graduating
What did Elroy offer to O’Brien?
A free boat ride to Canada
A car
An envelope with four fifty dollar bills that said “EMERGENCY FUND”
A train ticket
Why does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&M candy?
Help with Morales
They are his favorite
Comfort dying soldiers
He doesn't
What is the definition of Objective?
Just the facts; not influenced by personal feelings or emotions
Influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions; biased.
What is the definition of Subjective?
Just the facts; not influenced by personal feelings or emotions
Influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions; biased.
