1: The Things They Carried is simultaneously a
a. protest statement, historical account, and government propaganda
b. nonfictional work and an example of masterful storytelling
c. writer's memoir, a war autobiography, and a group of fictional stories
d. collection of poetic reflections and a psychological study
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2: The novel's fictional persona of the author is
a. Nick Veenhof
b. "Tim O'Brien"
c. Bobby Jorgenson
d. Kiowa
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3: Which of the following characters embodies the effect known as "survivor guilt"?
a. Tim O'Brien
b. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross
c. Rat Kiley
d. Norman Bowker
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4: A form of storytelling within the novel, pretending is
a. an obsessive compulsion to convince others that your stories are true
b. a character's habit of embellishing memory with imagination
c. providing just enough detail to whet the appetite for more information later
d. an intent to beg sympathy from readers
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5: The Things They Carried departs from a traditional narrative novel by
a. describing gruesome events in microscopic detail
b. providing autobiographical insight through a third person
c. relying on a single character's unpredictable behavior to pace the action
d. hopping from story to story without logically linking chapters
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6: Dave Jensen feels cautious in the company of Lee Strunk because
a. Jensen had broken Strunk's nose in a fight over a stolen jacknife
b. the two men have agreed to kill each other if either is wounded
c. Strunk sees a vision of the enemy in everyone he meets
d. the war does weird things to even the best of folks
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7: Henry Dobbins had a habit of wrapping what item around his neck as a lucky charm?
a. The dog tags of his fallen comrades
b. Strips of leather from the gun slings of his enemies.
c. His girlfriend's pantyhose
d. A string of pictures from back home
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8: How did O'Brien respond when his 9-year-old daughter asked him if he had ever killed anyone?
a. He lies, and says yes.
b. He hedges the question completely.
c. He tells her no.
d. He scolds her, saying that she's not old enough to hear the truth.
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9: One of the more optimistic symbols in the novel is
a. the monk who feeds the Alpha Company fresh fish-eye soup
b. the Vietnamese girl who dances among rubble and corpses
c. Linda's heartfelt letter from the States
d. the baby water buffalo the soldiers nurse back to health
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10: Who said the following: "This Mary Ann wasn't no virgin but at least she was real."
a. "O'Brien"
b. Kiowa
c. Ted Lavender
d. Rat Kiley
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11: Who said the following: "The thing is, there's no place to go. Not just in this lousy little town. In general. My life, I mean."
a. Norman Bowker, in a letter to "Tim O'Brien"
b. Mitchell Sanders, in a radio broadcast to Alpha Company
c. Azar, when he hears of Kiowa's death
d. Lemon's sister, in response to news of her brother's shooting
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12: Who said the following: "I'm not dead. But when I am, it's like . . . I don't know, I guess it's like being inside a book that nobody's reading."
a. Martha, attempting to redirect attention from the rape she endured
b. Mark Fossie, explaining his thoughts after being critically wounded
c. Linda, speaking to "Timmy" in a dream
d. "O'Brien," contemplating his own mortality
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13: Who said the following: "This is all wrong."
a. Dobbins
b. Kiowa
c. Linda
d. Kathleen
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