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=__'THE THINGS THEY CARRIED' TEST__=

1. Choose where Tim got shot the second time. A. the neck B. the butt C. the arm D. the leg Answer: B 2. Recall the name of Jimmy Cross's love interest. A. Martha B. Kiowa C. Laura D. Sanders Answer: A 3. Select the name of the country the author flees to after being drafted. A. China B. Canada C. Mexico D. Korea Answer: B 4. Describe what Henry Dobbins wears around his neck and why he wears it. A. scarf, because he's cold B. stockings, because he believes they bring him good luck because they are his girlfriends C. a rabbit's foot, because they're soft and pretty D. dress tie, because he wanted to be a business man before the draft Answer: B 5. Identify the character that always carried around an illustrated New Testament A. Kiowa B. Sanders C. Ted Lavender D. O’Brien Answer: A 6. Identify the setting of this book. A. World War 1 B. World War 2 C. Vietnam War D. World of Liberation Answer C 7. Choose which two men got into a fight over a jackknife. A. Tim and Cross B. Martha and Tim C. Cross and Strunk D. Strunk and Jensen Answer D 8. Select who asked the author if he had ever killed anyone. A. His daughter Kathleen B. Martha C. Cross D. Jenson Answer A 9. Identify how Norman Bowker killed himself. A. Shot Himself B. Hung himself C. Got shot D. Blown up in war Answer B 10. List who talks about visiting Kiowa's grave with their daughter? A. Cross B. Martha C. Sanders D. O'Brien Answer D

__**Short Answer Questions**__
1. Interperate how the author steers away from the traditional narrative novel. Answer: By hopping from story to story without chapters that flow together.

2. Retell how the narrator responded to his daughter when she asked him if he had ever killed anyone. Answer: The narrator responds to his daughter by lying and telling her that he has never killed anyone.

3. //The Things They Carried// can be classified as what? (ex. fictional work) Answer: "The Things They Carried" can be classified as a writer's memoir, a war autobiography, and a group of fictional stories.

4. Tell why you think that the author has written a war story that has no heros. How do you think he defines heroism? Answer: I think that he has written a war story with no heros because he doesnt see a hero as you and I do. I believe that he defines heroism as a group trying to achieve something. Not just one person.

5. Explain why it was significant for the author to include the part about his "4th grade love" dying. Answer: It was very important to include this part because it basically sets a point for the story to peak and come to an end. It also helps you to understand why the narrator didnt sound very happy in most of his stories. 6. Tell why Jim Cross burns the pictures of Martha?

Answer: Cross burns Martha pictures because he felt it was all his fault that Sanders died he felt if he made pay more attention to his troops then and not Martha it would not have turned out like that.

7. Explain the significance of the things they carry.

Answer: The things they are mostly thing they felt would keep then safe or thing they felt would give them luck so they would gey to live to see another day.

8. Examine why Tim decided not to go to Canada.

Answer: Tim decided not to go to Canada because he did not feel right about it. Although he was storonly against the war he felt like he would he letting down his friend, family and his country. He felt that people would not respect him anymore.

9. Distinguish the turning point of this book.

Answer: The turning point of the story was when Tim O'Brien takes his daughter back to vietnam and puts Kiowa's moccasins back into the feield where died

10. Inquire as to why Jim Cross started to hate Martha.

Answer: Cross starts hating Martha because he feels that she is with another man, he also feels that Martha a does not love him and when Sanders died that was his breakin point. __**Essay Questions**__ 1. Tell why Tim O'Brien resorts to story telling when he goes through hard times in life, such as Linda dying and Nam.

Answer: Tim O'Brien deals with pain this way because telling stories is his way of dealing with traumatic experiences. Linda was his first love and even though they were both only nine years old they had something special. When Linda died Timmy didn't even really understand why so he dealt with the pain the only way he knew how to, by telling stories about her to himself. Later on, he grew up and went to war (another traumatic experience) and when he came back he wrote stories about it to ease the pain. This is why Tim had an easier time adjusting to real life again than the other Veterans.

2. Justify the way Tim went about getting revenge on Jorgenson. Do you think it was the right decision?

Answer: The way Tim got revenge on Jorgenson was kind of mean, but he put Tim through a very scary experience and he almost let him die. From Tim's point of view Jorgenson is the guy who almost let him die of shock so it's completely understandable that he would want to revenge. However, I don't think it was the right decision because Jorgenson was new, and he even explained to Tim that he wanted to come help him but he just couldn't move. He even apologized perfusely about it, but of course Tim still had to get revenge. Even though what Jorgenson did was wrong it was still an accident and Tim should have just forgave him and been happy that he was still alive.

3. Tell why Dave Jensen would break his nose over a little fight with Strunk.

Answer: I think that Dave Jensen did this because he had a troubled childhood where he constantly got into fights or was witnessing a fight. It just got to the point for him where he couldn't take the drama, stress, and anger anymore. Maybe he grew up in a family where he was abused, which made him think as he was growing up that he was the source of all the bad things that happened in his childhood. Or, he could have grown up with feuding parents. Another, possible reason for this action could be that the War just got to him. Dave and Strunk were friends so on top of being in this crappy war that he probably didn't even sign up for, he also comes close to losing one of his buddies, which he just can't handle. Whichever reason is true you can tell from this even that Dave Jensen is very weak psychologically speaking.

4. Defend Norman Bowker's suicide.

Answer: Norman Bowker was just a typical example of a Vietnam Vet trying to get used to real life again. He suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, not in the way of flashbacks but in the way of extreme guilt. He felt guilty for all of the horrible things he had done in the war: like letting Kiowa die, and mocking all of the people that he had killed. Also, it was typical for Nam soldiers to have a hard time readjusting to life. All of the people Bowker knew had all either moved away, or gotten married and he felt like he didn't even know them anymore. It was like he had been frozen and everyone else just kept going and then he was defrosted years later and forced to find his way all alone in a new world. This can be a very scary experience for anyone, but then add all of the traumatizing events from the War and no wonder why he killed himself. I'm not saying that suicide is ever neccessary or right, but he was going through quite a bit so it is justifiable for his situation.

__ Essential Questions __
1. Relate the book to the emotional setbacks of war and what soldiers have to go through. Justify why a soldier would begin to lose his mind.

The soldiers in the Vietnam war would begin to lose their minds because of the change they had to go through so fast. The soldiers used to live a normal life in America but so sudden they have found themselves in a foreign world. It was very hard for the men to adapt to the new culture and surroundings. Secondly, the soldiers got tired of doing the same thing day after day. They knew they were going to have to see a fellow soldier die everyday. Along with seeing their fellow soldiers die they also had to accept the fact that they just lost one of their friendships. When the men were at war the only people they had and could count on were the other soldiers, and seeing one of them die must have been hard. Soldiers during the Vietnam war were drafted and had no choice in being there or not, so going to a foreign land and killing people was not the best thing they had in mind. Thinking about all these factors and then thinking about what could be happening if they were not drafted would make a soldier go crazy. They all had dreams aspirations that they wanted to reach back home. They had girlfriends, families, career goals, and etc. By doing something honorable like becoming American soldiers and fighting for their country, they were forced to give up the American Dream.

2. Explain how the Vietnam War emotionally affected the soldiers and their families after they returned home.

Answer: The soldiers in the Vietnam War often suffered Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome when they returned home from war. This psychological disease makes it very hard for the soldiers to return to a normal way of life at home. They suffer from flashbacks that can be triggered by anything, from the smallest footprint in the sand to the biggest crack of thunder and lightening they have ever heard. This disorder not only makes normalcy an everyday challenge for the men, but also for their families. A war like this one can change a man forever, and make him a completely different person than from when he left. Families and loved ones would have to cope with these differences, and sometimes they had no choice, but to watch a former living being slowly die emotionally and physically. These families must have felt very isolated from their once husbands, brothers, sons, and fathers. Imagine, coming home from work to a war veteran sitting on the couch in the darkened living room just staring at the wall with this vacant look on his face. You want to comfort them or start up a light-hearted conversation, but instead you proceed out of the room for fear of inciting a riot within them, and accelerating the death. They couldn't even talk to a member of their family like they did before, and moods often spread from one person to others around them. I imagine that their was a lot of depression among the family of Nam veterans. Not to say that all soldiers suffered from PTSS, but it was very common and very heartbreaking.

3. Defend Lieutenant Jimmy Cross's decision to stay with his men ,at war, instead of going back home with his love, Martha. Was it really worth it?

Answer: Cross was a very influential leader. He knew exactly what he was doing and I don't think he didn't want to go back. Its the fact that he couldn't go back. He had to stay with his men. A leader is supposed to be honorable and stay with his men through out everything and Cross didn't want to go against that. Deep down he was an honorable man and a great leader. He knew that and so did his men. Everyone did. Also it kind of gave context clues in the story that Cross didn't really know if he wanted to be with her deep down inside. He had his doubt which in the end made him stay with his men. He also seems to love war. He loves the aspect of it and the thrill of it. He just would prefer not to die, but who wouldn't. The only reason he would go back is for her and he doesn't know if that is the right thing to do. Plus he wont be in the war forever. But from his notes he seems to have a lot of love for Martha. The thing that had to be racing through Cross's mind is whether his life should be put on the line for his men. He believed so. Most people would and should. There was no reason to quit then.


 * 4. Discuss what effect war and deaths had on the soliders

Answer: The war had many effects on the soliders emotionally, spiritly and physically. The solider carried good luck charms to feel safe and to think of their love ones. For example Jim Cross carried a pictuer of he the girl he is madly in love with Martha, Henery Doobbins carried his girlfriend stockings Ted Lavender carried tranqulizers because he was so scared. When someone would die the soilder stop using the word died and they just say that the person hit the bucket. They did not want to have close friends because of the fear of them dieing. The war made them appreciate their loved ones back home more. Some soilder regreted even coming to the war. Solidiers were stressed, tire and scared.

5.Tell how war affects the personalities of both young and old soldiers.

answer:Yes the war did change the soldier's personalities. It also changed soldiers physically and emotionally.The war sometimes gave soldiers a mental issue called post traumatic stress disorder. Soldiers also came out cursing and with a bad temper. It make soldiers think about things at home and how they treat their husband, wife or family; it makes soldiers treat them better and love them more. For example Lieutenant Jimmy Cross said before he joined the army he didn't curse. Also Mitchell Sanders said he missed his family and he loved them more than he did before. When the soldiers were old they felt like they belonged in war and didn't miss going home because the soldiers where there family. Also the older soldiers cried and were very emotional when the younger ones were able to go home.

6. The novel "The Things They Carried" is written using a series of short stories. Look at the different characters and the conflicts they faced and explain why you think the book was written in this style.

Answer: I think that the reason that the author wrote in this style was to show how different characters managed their conflicts in different situations. Also this was done to show how the characters managed their conflicts differently. By writing in short stories the author veers away from the traditional narrative and I think that helped alot of people to connect better to the characters and plot. The way that O'Brien would jump around from past to present helps to make you feel like you are him remembering different things in different orders forcing you to connect with him and make insights of your own. A technique that he used was repetition by retelling certain things in different ways to show that they go through his mind alot. || ||   ||   ||
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