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The Things They Carried | Quiz

Tim O'Brien
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The Things They Carried | Quiz

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1)

What kind of wound qualified for a mercy kill? (from Chapter 6)

Loss of an arm
Gangrene
Head wound
Wheelchair wound
2)

How does Rat Kiley deal with the mission at first? (from Chapter 21)

By killing all the bugs
By remaining silent
By talking non stop
By counting as high as he can
3)

Who has a sister Rat Kiley writes a letter to? (from Chapter 7)

Curt Lemmon
Lee Strunk
Ted Lavender
Kiowa
4)

What does Rat Kiley do to treat Lee Strunk's injury? (from Chapter 6)

Asks the men to donate blood
Caterizes the wound
Gives him a cigarette and tells him not to worry
A tourniquet and morphine
5)

What does Mitchell Sanders call 'Nam'? (from Chapter 7)

Heaven
Hell
Garden of Evil
Garden of Eden
6)

Who shares the story of the girlfriend in Vietnam? (from Chapter 9)

Curt Lemon
Rat Kiley
Dave Jensen
Mitchell Sanders
7)

Which is not a way the men coped with the night mission? (from Chapter 21)

NoDoz
Vitamins for better eye sight
Safety line
Flashlights
8)

How old was Tim when he first dealt with death? (from Chapter 22)

16
19
9
24
9)

Why was Curt Lemon "all smiles" the next morning? (from Chapter 8)

To keep from laughing at the rest of the platoon
To celebrate his attack on the dentist
To make everyone know how great he was at killing Viet Cong
To show off the tooth he had pulled
10)

On what occasion does Rat Kiley write a letter to a man's sister? (from Chapter 7)

The man was promoted
The man is coming home safely
The man died
The man was captured
11)

Which soldier is killed in the swampy field, and subsequently stuck in the muck? (from Chapter 15)

Henry Dobbins
Rat Kiley
Ted Lavender
Kiowa
12)

What does he call the object around his neck? (from Chapter 10)

His good luck charm
His piece of home
His guardian angel
His closeness to a woman
13)

What object is Mitchell Sanders described with each time he is talking? (from Chapter 7)

A deck of cards
A yo-yo
A coin he flips
A cigarette lighter
14)

What does the author say about truth? (from Chapter 18)

Story-truth is more real than happening-truth
Truth is unattainable
Truth is absolute
Everyone has their own truth
15)

What is Dave Jensen's decision with regard to the pact he made with Lee Strunk? (from Chapter 6)

He promises to smother him in the hospital
He shoots him in the head with a pistol
He loosens the tourniquet so he bleeds to death
He does not kill him.
16)

Why does Henry Dobbins think the girl is dancing? (from Chapter 14)

Because she wants to
Because she is nervous
Because she wants the soldiers to like her
Because it is a ritual
17)

Who is curious about if the narrator killed anybody? (from Chapter 18)

His daughter
His friend
His wife
His son
18)

In Tim's imagination, what village is the man he killed from? (from Chapter 12)

Tra Bong
Saigon
My Khe
Than Khe
19)

How do the men in the platoon treat Tim when they run into him at the supply command? (from Chapter 20)

They ignore him because they all thought he died
They treat him distantly, because he isn't one of them anymore
They greet him and treat him as if nothing happened
They treat him politely and ask him for favors
20)

What couldn't Tim bring himself to do? (from Chapter 22)

Find himself a Vietnam girlfriend
Talk to a dead body as if it were alive
Give his rations to the villagers
Joke with the guys about killing people
21)

What did he do that night after he fainted in the dentist tent? (from Chapter 8)

He ran out into the jungle and never came back
He went nuts and shot his gun in the air
He attacked the dentist while he slept
He woke the dentist up and told him a tooth hurt
22)

What time of day was it when Tim killed the man on the trail? (from Chapter 13)

Dawn
Midnight
Afternoon
Dusk
23)

How is Henry Dobbins described by the narrator? (from Chapter 10)

Weird man and stupid soldier
Bad man and scared soldier
Good man and superb soldier
Great man and bad soldier
24)

Who mimics the girl's dancing later that night, making Henry Dobbins angry? (from Chapter 14)

Curt Lemon
Rat Kiley
Azar
Tim
25)

How does Lee Strunk first react after his injury? (from Chapter 6)

Like he stubbed a toe
Like he is dying
He screams the pain is terrible
He passes out at the sight of blood
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