The Things They Carried Test | Final Test - Medium

Tim O'Brien
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 143 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Things They Carried Test | Final Test - Medium

Tim O'Brien
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the most upset by the act, and wants to know why the villager is behaving that way?
(a) Henry Dobbins
(b) Tim
(c) Azar
(d) Kiowa

2. How does Rat Kiley deal with the mission at first?
(a) By talking non stop
(b) By counting as high as he can
(c) By killing all the bugs
(d) By remaining silent

3. How could Kiowa be sure the man would have done harm to the platoon if Tim had not killed him?
(a) The man carried a supply of land mines
(b) The man carried a gun and ammunition
(c) The man carried letters of troop movements
(d) The man carried dog tags of dead American soldiers

4. Who defends Lt. Cross from being at fault when the other guys want to blame him?
(a) Mitchell Sanders
(b) Henry Dobbins
(c) Azar
(d) Norman Bowker

5. What personal item did Tim "bury" in the river?
(a) Lt. Cross's pebble
(b) Kiowa's moccasins
(c) Henry Dobbins' panty hose
(d) A picture of his old girlfriend

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the platoon meet in the village?

2. What was Norman Bowker's chief criticism of the first draft of "Speaking of Courage?"

3. What Army position did the narrator hold?

4. Who does Rat Kiley accuse of whispering his name?

5. What source of light gave away the platoon's position?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Henry Dobbins and Azar disagree about the girl's motive to dance?

2. Explain who feels blame for Kiowa's death.

3. What is the main struggle for the narrator/author in the chapter "Good Form?"

4. How does Rat Kiley cope with the difficult mission of up all night, and sleeping during the day?

5. Explain Tim's dilemma about how he killed a man on the trail outside My Khe.

6. How does Norman Bowker ultimately cope with returning home?

7. Who does Tim go on a trip with and where do they go?

8. Contrast the two times Tim was shot.

9. What does the dancing girl symbolize to you?

10. What two types of truth are there for the author and reader?

(see the answer keys)

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