TTTC Ch. 1-3 Review

The Things They Carried is an example of which genre?

• Science Fiction

• Biography

•    Historical Fiction

• Personal Memoir

Carries soap, socks, a toothbrush, and floss

• Dave Jensen

• Kiowa

• Jimmy Cross

• Rat Kiley

For what had Jimmy Cross never forgiven himself?

• The death of Ted Lavender

•   Letting Martha get away

• Shooting a Vietnamese child

• Crying in battle

The author of The Things They Carried is:

• Tim O'Brien

• Randall Jarrell

• Arthur Miller

• JFK

Setting: "The Things They Carried” takes place:

• In North Vietnam during the Vietnam War

• In America during the Vietnam War

• In Mrs. Kisela classroom, room 307

• In South Vietnam during the Vietnam War

The US got involved in the Vietnam War in order to:

•   Protect America from Russia

• Prevent the spread of Communism

• To gain control over both North and South Vietnam

• Commercialize the land of Vietnam

True or False: The United States achieved their objective in the Vietnam War.

• True

• False

True or False: Tim O'Brien was eager to become a soldier in Vietnam and prevent the spread of Communism.

• True

• False

Why was it so difficult in Vietnam to distinguish who the enemy was?

•   They were hiding.

• They all wore the same uniform.

• Many looked like average citizens

• They were using guerrilla warfare tactics

Who is the narrator of The Things They Carried?

A.     Lt. Jimmy Cross

• Lt. Jimmy Cross

• Norman Bowker

•    Tim O’Brien

• Lee Strunk