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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. How old is the new county school teacher in Wickedness?
(a) Twenty five.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirty nine.
(d) Eighteen.

2. What does the older son in Minor Heroism do for a living?
(a) He is a school teacher.
(b) He is an attorney.
(c) He is a college professor.
(d) He is a writer.

3. What does Bryan tell his father to do with the picture he has drawn?
(a) He tells his father to keep it.
(b) He tells his father to throw it away.
(c) He tells his father to give it back to him.
(d) He tells his father to put it up on the wall.

4. What is Michael working on when he sits at the kitchen table in the evenings?
(a) His penmanship.
(b) His art.
(c) His math.
(d) His science.

5. Why is the couple in A Romantic Weekend going away for the weekend?
(a) To ride bikes.
(b) To mountain climb.
(c) To go to museums.
(d) To pick up the man's wife's car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story Testimony of Pilot, what does Radcleve do to Quadberry?

2. Whose music does Dzia-Dzia hear while he sits at the other end of the kitchen table from Michael?

3. What do Nick and Karen do on Sundays?

4. Who are Louise's two girl friends in high school?

5. What two children are left at the school house with the teacher during the blizzard?

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