My Brother Sam is Dead: Themes, Motifs, Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
What aspect of the war does Tim Meeker perceive to be illusory?

The violence
The glory
The conflict over values
The high political stakes

2 of 5
What theme is directly related to Tim's failure to choose a side in the war?

Fatherly versus brotherly influence
The illusion of glory
The degeneration of values
The value of friendship

3 of 5
What does Tim seek to find through his father and brother's often-competing points of view?

An understanding of them
The empirical truth
His own independent perspective
All of the above

4 of 5
What do characters often inadvertently foretell?

The war's outcome
Each other's deaths
Their own deaths
The weather

5 of 5
What do "telling points" enable Sam to do?

Win debates
Kill enemies
Confuse people
Influence people

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My Brother Sam is Dead

Themes, Motifs, Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
What aspect of the war does Tim Meeker perceive to be illusory?

2 of 5
What theme is directly related to Tim's failure to choose a side in the war?

3 of 5
What does Tim seek to find through his father and brother's often-competing points of view?

4 of 5
What do characters often inadvertently foretell?

5 of 5
What do "telling points" enable Sam to do?

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1 of 5 What aspect of the war does Tim Meeker perceive to be illusory?

2 of 5 What theme is directly related to Tim's failure to choose a side in the war?

3 of 5 What does Tim seek to find through his father and brother's often-competing points of view?

4 of 5 What do characters often inadvertently foretell?

5 of 5 What do "telling points" enable Sam to do?

Popular pages: My Brother Sam is Dead

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Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Review Quiz FURTHER STUDY

Take a Study Break

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QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

QUIZ: Is This a Great Gatsby Quote or a Lorde Lyric?

QUIZ: How Would Shakespeare Describe Your Love Life?

1 of 5
What aspect of the war does Tim Meeker perceive to be illusory?

2 of 5
What theme is directly related to Tim's failure to choose a side in the war?

3 of 5
What does Tim seek to find through his father and brother's often-competing points of view?

4 of 5
What do characters often inadvertently foretell?

5 of 5
What do "telling points" enable Sam to do?