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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Terry's feeling about his father in the first half of the story?prideembarrassmentjealousydisgust
- 2. Multiple Choice
Terry's mother forbids him to ask his father about what happened in Vietnam because she
wants to protect Terry.
wants to protect Terry's father.
thinks Terry's curiosity is shameful.
thinks Terry should figure it out for himself.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceVietnam Syndrome isa physical injury.mental injury.incurable insanity.a fake condition to get insurance money.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen Terry was first trying to learn about the Vietnam War he went to all these sources exceptMr. Carlson, a teacherthe libraryhis familyMr. Strickland, the school principal and veteran.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to his father at the hardware store?He started loading rounds into a rifle.He called the owner of the store who was Vietnamese a terrible name.He asked for dynamite.He had a frightening flashback to the war and was acting it out.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What makes Terry realize that he must ask his father about Vietnam?
other people's curiosity
the books Terry reads
the fact that his father's eyes "go away"
Terry's growing embarrassment and desire to avoid his father
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did Terry manipulate his father?He waited until his mother was gone to question him.He contacted his father's fellow soldiers and used the information to question his dad.He took money and blamed it on his mother.He contacted his father's lieutenant and then confronted his dad.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhere did his father and his platoon get ambushed?In a remote Vietnamese village.On a supply trail in the jungle.In a rice paddy.In a market
- 9. Multiple Choice
Terry's father wanted to "stop the sun" so that he wouldn't
be killed.
see the destruction.
have to go on living.
have to leave his buddies.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes how Terry felt as he listened to his father's story?
angry
disgusted
sympathetic
relieved
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich describes Terry at the end of the story?He still dislikes his father.He desires to run away from home.He has a greater acceptance of his father.He is angry at his mother because his dead is suffering.
- 12. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story, Terry would most likely say that
some things are better left unexplained.
love and acceptance are all a person needs.
trying to understand a problem is better than ignoring it.
painful memories will go away if a person talks about them.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the the meaning of the title "Stop the Sun"?Terry's father thought he had the power to stop the sun.Terry's father believed he would live if he could stop the sun.Terry's father was pushing his son to be a marine like him.Light repels our darkest thoughts.
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