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11th
grade
The Things They Carried Chapter 1 Quiz 12.5.2019
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat constantly distracts Lt. Jimmy Cross from his job?safety of his soldiersthoughts about his familyfear of deaththoughts of Martha
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho is the narrator of The Things They Carried?Tim O'BrienJimmy CrossTed LavenderHenry Dobbins
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich character is the platoon?s RTO?KiowaMitchellHenryTed
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho is shot and killed in this chapter?Jimmy CrossHenry DobbinsTed LavenderTim O'Brien
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Jimmy do with Martha's letters?mails them back to herburies themsends them home to his familyburns them
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen the soldiers refer to freedom birds, they are talking abouthelicoptersbombersjumbo jetssingle-engine props
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Henry Dobbins excused from tunnel duty?because of his weightbecause of his sizebecause of his heightbecause he was claustrophobic
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Jimmy Cross feel responsible for Ted Lavender's death?He was daydreaming about Martha when it occuredHe didn't take the usual precautions when the men stopped for a breakHe asked Lavender to go check something for him.He secretly hoped Lavender would die.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&Ms candy?To help with moraleThey are his favoriteTo use as a placebo medicine for fatally wounded soldiersHe doesn't
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy do men tell jokes such as "zapped while zipping" when Lavender dies?As a coping mechanismBecause they don't care anymoreThey don't tell jokesTo cheer up their friends
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the favorite food of Henry Dobbins?
Canned peaches
Pound cake
Canned peaches over pound cake
Chocolate bar
- 12. Multiple Choice
Whose death is foreshadowed in this chapter?
Ted Lavender
Tim O'Brien
Jimmy Cross
Norman Bowker
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does Jimmy carry for good luck?
Rabbit's foot
Four-leaf clover
Baseball hat
None of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which character carries a copy of the New Testament?
Tim O'Brien
Jimmy Cross
Rat Kiley
Kiowa
- 15. Multiple Choice
Toward the end of the chapter, the narrator refers to "that big silver freedom bird" (O'Brien 22). To what does this phrase allude?
American bald eagle
Airplane
Spaceship
Type of popular car at the time
- 16. Multiple Choice
What topic was conspicuously absent in Martha's letters?
college
the war
feelings of affection
her daily routine
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat two items does Jimmy Cross carry that characterize him as distracted and obsessed?foot powder and bars of soapan illustrated New Testamenthunting hatchet and slingshotletters and photographs
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow does Kiowa describe Ted Lavender's death?Boom DownGreat SufferingSlow MotionBang Dead
- 19. Multiple Choice"Hump it" means what?To carry somethingDig a foxholeShoot at the enemyStay in formation
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Jimmy Cross's rank?PrivateColonelLieutenantMedic
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat sport did Martha play at Mount Sebastian College?TennisSoccerField hockeyVolleyball
- 22. Multiple Choice
The war stories in The Things They Carried take place during...
World War II
the Gulf War
the Korean War
the Vietnam War.
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