The Things They Carried Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Tim O'Brien
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tim join the army?
(a) The draft
(b) Joining an officer's trainging program
(c) To get out of going to jail
(d) Signing up with a recruiter

2. "Hump it" means what?
(a) To carry something
(b) Stay in formation
(c) Shoot at the enemy
(d) Dig a foxhole

3. Why was Curt Lemon "all smiles" the next morning?
(a) To keep from laughing at the rest of the platoon
(b) To celebrate his attack on the dentist
(c) To show off the tooth he had pulled
(d) To make everyone know how great he was at killing Viet Cong

4. What makes the men begin to believe in the good luck of Henry Dobbins' object?
(a) He kills the most number of enemies
(b) He never is picked for tunnel duty
(c) Women in the village blow him kisses
(d) He escapes certain death

5. After his first episode with the dentist, what did Curt Lemon do?
(a) Sit by himself under a tree
(b) Play a game of checkers
(c) Volunteer to go out on patrol
(d) Go for a swim

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jimmy Cross stay while he visits Tim?

2. What happens to Mary Anne Bell in the end, according to Rat Kiley?

3. Who does Tim credit with saving his life?

4. What is Dave Jensen's decision with regard to the pact he made with Lee Strunk?

5. When Kiowa says "No choice, Tim. What else could you do?" what can we assume he is talking about?

(see the answer key)

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