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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 does the speaker in Girl teach about spitting up in the air?
(a) Why not to do it.
(b) Why good girls do not do it.
(c) How to do it, and how to catch it.
(d) How to do it, and how to get out of the way.

2. What advise does the speaker in Girl give about bread?
(a) Always buy warm bread.
(b) Always buy white bread.
(c) Always buy the largest loaf.
(d) Always squeeze it so you know it is fresh.

3. Who is in the car with Arnold when he comes to Connie's house?
(a) No one.
(b) HIs friend Ellie.
(c) Connie's sister June.
(d) Connie's friend Alice.

4. After the accident, where does Ad Magic encounter the white horse?
(a) In front of the New Zealand Cafe.
(b) With the boy and the monkey.
(c) On the beach of the Arabian Sea.
(d) On the race track outside the restaurant.

5. What does the priest read while he is sitting at his mother's death bed?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Wordsworth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the young girl carrying with her on the first day?

3. In the story Wickedness, where does Ainslie Classen find shelter in the blizzard?

4. What is Georgie's job at the hospital?

5. Who is Little Duke?

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