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Tim O'Brien
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The Things They Carried Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Tim O'Brien
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who began to tense up in the line waiting for an examination?
(a) Rat Kiley
(b) Tim O'Brien
(c) Curt Lemon
(d) Dave Jense

2. How did Tim protest the war?
(a) Participating in a parade
(b) Ringing doorbells for McCarthy
(c) Organizing sit ins at his college
(d) Setting the recruiting station on fire

3. How does Lee Strunk think the doctors will treat the wound?
(a) They will amputate the rest of the leg
(b) They will give him a prosthetic
(c) They will cut his other leg to match
(d) They will sew it back on.

4. When Kiowa says "No choice, Tim. What else could you do?" what can we assume he is talking about?
(a) Tim's girlfriend wrote a letter to say she was seeing someone else
(b) Tim running away
(c) A man Tim killed
(d) Tim forgot to warn the platoon about a land mine he saw

5. Norman Bowker's father only cares about what?
(a) Where his son is serving
(b) His son coming home safely
(c) His son's position in the army
(d) The medals his son brings home

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Tim Lavender's stray puppy with a Claymore?

2. Which item doubled as a body bag?

3. Who was excused from tunnel duty due to size?

4. What is Dave Jensen worried about?

5. What happened in October to change things for Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Curt Lemon afraid of the dentist?

2. How does the narrator feel about the war in Vietnam?

3. Give an example of a stark contrast between how the men normally behave, and how the war changes their behavior.

4. How are the terms of the death pact ultimately carried out?

5. What caused Henry Dobbins to rule out a career as a minister?

6. Why does the narrator he is a bad fit to be drafted into the war?

7. What was Martha's response to Jimmy's confession about wanting to hold her knee?

8. Who did you think was the victim as you read the chapter, and who did you think was the victim once you finished it? Why?

9. How would you describe Martha's "separate-but-together quality" her and Lieutenant Cross share? What does she send to represent this quality?

10. How were Lieutenant Cross's tears misinterpreted after the death of Ted Lavender?

(see the answer keys)

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