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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. What is Georgie's job at the hospital?
(a) He is a practical nurse.
(b) He is a janitor.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is an orderly.

2. In Talk of Heroes, Who is Willi Varig?
(a) A Vietnam veteran.
(b) The director of the church.
(c) A famous Norwegian war hero.
(d) Emily's husband.

3. Where did Mrs. Kubiac go to try and find her daughter?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Portland.

4. For the most part, what is one thing the narrator say determines what the soldiers carried with them?
(a) Nutrition.
(b) Necessity.
(c) Orders.
(d) Medical requirements.

5. What instructions does the speaker give in The Girl about eating?
(a) Eat so that no one around you is disgusted.
(b) Eat alone so as to have some quiet time.
(c) Eat so that you get the most food.
(d) Eat quickly so as to resume your duties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Robert and the husband end up doing at the end of the television show?

2. What is Acid Rain?

3. To whom was Robert married?

4. In The Things They Carried, what does First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carry with him in Vietnam?

5. In The Fat Girl, what did Louise's mother start talking to her about when Louise was eight years old?

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