TTTC QUIZ QUESTIONS Flashcards
This character often thinks of his unrequited love, Martha
Jimmy Cross
What is he steps on a landmine
Curt Lemon
This person’s girlfriend is Mary Anne
Mark Fossie
This character is distraught over his friend Curt Lemon’s death
Rat Kiley
Lee Strunk and this person make a pact with that if anything happens to the other, they will put him out of his misery
Dave Jensen
O’Brien and Elroy play this game
scrabble
O’Brien was conflicted about going to war for these reasons
he is a liberal, yet he fears the consequences of fleeing to Canada
True or false: O’Brien ultimately goes to war because he does not want his girlfriend to think he is a coward.
false
O’Brien’s writing provides a contrast between these two types of “truths.”
story truth & happening truths
O’Brien says a war story is true if it makes this part of the body believe
stomach
He was ______ about the outcome of the situation and did not do anything to try and fix it.
indifferent
It was _______ that he would get in trouble for talking back to the teacher.
inveitable
This word is a synonym for religious
pious
Disagree is an antonym for this word
acquiesce
To use one’s will/choice
volition
Vincent was accused of ______ when his part of the presentation was not done by the due date
negligence
Fred saw _______ results from all of his studying, bring his grade up from a C to an A-
tangible
Sandra sent a _______ text to her friend Stacy; Stacy did not know what it meant
cryptic
He was awarded a medal for an act of ______ during his time in the military
valor
Crying is a great ______ for releasing pain and anger
catharsis
What is Mary Anne’s necklace made out of?
human tongues
Jimmy Cross burns his photos/letters from Martha for this reason
he believes his obsession with Martha caused Ted Lavender’s death
This happens to Lee Strunk’s leg
he steps on a mortar round, his right leg/knee get ripped off
These changes foreshadow Mary Anne’s dramatic transformation soon after she arrives in Vietnam
her body loses its softness, she stops giggling, and won’t hold hold her boyfriend’s hand anymore
This is the deeper significance of the phrase “The Things They Carried.”
soldiers carry both physical items for war and the emotional/mental toll of combat wherever they go
