The Things They Carried Review

Question 1

What character jokes about Kiowa's body?

Accepted Answer

Azar

Question 2

this character carries extra rations and is excused from tunnel duty

Accepted Answer

Henry Dobbins

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a way the men cope with death?

Accepted Answer

holding elaborate funeral ceremonies in the field

Question 4

What does the narrator believe Lemon may have thought he was killed by?

Accepted Answer

sunlight

Question 5

This character carried a New Testament and distrust for the white man

Accepted Answer

Kiowa

Question 6

This character carried plasma and malaria tablets

Accepted Answer

Rat Kiley

Question 7

Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong is mainly about:

Accepted Answer

transformative power of war

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of paradox?

Accepted Answer

war stories aren't about war...about love

Question 9

this character is the recipient of Rat's letter

Accepted Answer

Curt Lemon's sister

Question 10

What character sings "Lemon Tree" after Lemon is killed?

Accepted Answer

Dave Jensen

Question 11

What is Curt Lemon afraid of?

Accepted Answer

the dentist

Question 12

What is Rat Kiley's reaction to seeing the baby water buffalo?

Accepted Answer

he shoots it multiple times to maim

Question 13

What is the irony of "Enemies"?

Accepted Answer

Strunk did steal Jensen's jackknife

Question 14

What does Jimmy Cross envision as a world without responsibility?

Accepted Answer

golf

Question 15

What technique does O'Brien use to convey anxiety?

Accepted Answer

dashes

Question 16

What is the reason for Strunk and Jensen's fight?

Accepted Answer

missing jackknife

Question 17

This character keeps a diary

Accepted Answer

Norman Bowker

Question 18

What new item does Mary Anne have after going on patrol with the Greenies?

Accepted Answer

necklace of tongues

Question 19

What are the two significant objects in "In the Field"?

Accepted Answer

flashlight, photo

Question 20

How does Curt Lemon die?

Accepted Answer

he steps on a rigged mortar

Question 21

this character is "zapped while zipping"

Accepted Answer

Ted Lavender

Question 22

What group does Mary Anne join?

Accepted Answer

the Greenies

Question 23

What role does Kiowa play in "The Man I Killed"?

Accepted Answer

he encourages Tim to talk it out

Question 24

Who tells the story of Mary Anne?

Accepted Answer

Rat Kiley

Question 25

What lie does Tim tell his daughter in "Ambush?"

Accepted Answer

he has never killed a man

Question 26

What literary devices consists of multiple conjunctions?

Accepted Answer

polysyndeton

Question 27

What literary technique is most obvious in TTTC?

Accepted Answer

cataloguing

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