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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the story The First Day take place?
(a) In January at the start of the new year.
(b) In September at the start of the school year.
(c) In early summer at the start of summer camp.
(d) In mid-winter at the start of the new school term.

2. What do Nick and Karen do on Sundays?
(a) They drove to the country.
(b) They jogged or practiced basketball.
(c) They slept late and read the paper all afternoon.
(d) They jogged or worked out in a gym.

3. In The Darling, what is Dolores Starr's unusual occupation?
(a) She is a murderer.
(b) She is a detective.
(c) She is a sky diver.
(d) She is a zoo keeper.

4. Who is Louise's close friend in college?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Susan.
(c) Patrice.
(d) Carrie.

5. What does Ad Magic give to the young boy with the performing monkey?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) His hat.
(c) HIs sweater.
(d) All of his change.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story A Romantic Weekend, where is the couple in the story going for the weekend?

2. Where are the narrator and his passengers going in the story Rock Springs?

3. In the story The First Day, what time does the mother tell her daughter she will pick her up?

4. In A Romantic Weekend, what does the woman want to talk about after dinner?

5. Why do Gunther and the narrator show up at Otis and Luke's' house?

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