The Things They Carried Quizzes

The Things They Carried Quiz 1

By Rachel Nolan · Edited by Damien Chazelle · Last reviewed April 03, 2009

1 Which war is the subject of this book?

The First Gulf War

World War II

Vietnam

The Korean War
2 Who is the narrator of The Things They Carried?

Kiowa

Michael Herr

Tim O'Brien

Lieutenant Cross
3 The book is best described as

a series of stories

a novel

a collection of short stories

a memoir
4 The author's own term for the book's structure is

meta-fiction

war fiction

memoir

novel
5 The book is set in all of the following places except

Minnesota

Vietnam

Canada

Massachusetts
6 What does Jimmy Cross treasure most?

his gun

letters from a girl

his bible

his slingshot
7 Martha is

a soldier

a student

an actress

a nurse
8 In "The Things They Carried" why does Jimmy Cross feel guilty?

he doesn't miss Martha

he let one of his men die

he cheated on Martha

he killed a Vietnamese boy
9 What was Ted Lavender doing when he died?

walking

peeing

scouting

hunting
10 According to Kiowa, what was the most remarkable thing about his death?

its speed and gravity

that he killed his killer, too

how slow it was

how little he was carrying
11 When Jimmy Cross visits the narrator in "Love," he says that he and Martha

met again but went their separate ways

are in love and are engaged

never saw one another again

are married
12 What did Martha give Jimmy Cross, twice?

a picture of her playing sports

a kiss

letters

a pebble
13 When he is still in love with Martha, Jimmy Cross is obsessed with her

university

knees

virginity

poetry
14 Where is "Love" set?

Cambodia

Massachusetts

Japan

Vietnam
15 In "Love," what does Cross ask O'Brien to do?

write about him as if he was a hero

burn Kiowa's body

burn photographs of Martha

write about his love for Martha
16 Who is Linda?

O'Brien's childhood sweetheart

a Japanese nurse

Jimmy Cross's sweetheart

the sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
17 What did Linda die of?

consumption

she was shot in Vietnam

a heart attack

a brain tumor
18 All of the following are stories in the collection except

"Notes"

"The Man I Killed"

"How to Tell a True War Story"

"How to Kill a Viet Cong"
19 O'Brien felt all of the following while at war except

shame

boredom

pride

fear
20 In many of the stories, O'Brien is how old?

43

55

16

40
21 Where is he when O'Brien decides to go to Vietnam?

in a boat on a river

in the car in Minnesota

at the meatpacking factory

at home
22 Who does O'Brien say saved his life?

Sam Smith, canadian

Tim O'Brien

Elroy Berdahl, lodge owner

his father
23 What had O'Brien planned to do after college?

go to Canada

go to Vietnam

go to Yale

go to Harvard
24 Why is Lee Strunk afraid of Dave Jensen in "Friends"?

He is afraid he will maim him.

He is afraid he will kill him.

He's afraid that he hurt his feelings.

He's afraid his friend will steal his girlfriend.
25 What is the macho Curt Lemon afraid of?

the dentist

Mary Anne

O'Brien

the enemy

Curt Lemon was a soldier who got blown apart while talking to Kiley. Lemon's body parts were blown onto a tree. Jensen and O'Brien have to retrieve Lemon's body parts. Jenson starts singing about a "lemon tree". This is ironic because the gravity...

Asked by Daniel D #676537

Answered by Aslan on 8/22/2017 5:03 PM

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is this a war story, per se? if so who is the main character, and why?

This particular story is more about sexual longing than war. Mark Fossie seems to be the main character who wants to import his girlfriend.

Asked by Valerie M #776506

Answered by Aslan on 4/28/2018 7:44 PM

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What is it that Jimmy cross carries with him? What do they represent?

Jimmy always carries letters from Martha. His identity and hopes for the future are part of those letters.

Asked by Thomas M #936247

Answered by Aslan on 12/6/2023 4:38 AM