The Things They Carried: "The Man I Killed" Quiz: Quick Quiz

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How does O'Brien kill the Vietnamese man?

He shoots him with his machine gun.
He stabs him with his bayonet.
He blows him up with a grenade.
He chokes him with his bare hands.

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How does Azar react to the Vietnamese man's death?

He makes jokes about it.
He is visibly shaken.
He comforts O'Brien.
He demands revenge.

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What kind of man does O'Brien imagine the Vietnamese boy to be?

Strong and into sports
Charismatic and into women
Shy and into books
Effeminate and into math

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How does Kiowa rationalize the Vietnamese man's death?

He was old and lived a good life.
He was a soldier; it was to be expected.
He was a bad man and deserved to die.
Everyone dies so it doesn't matter.

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How does O'Brien react to Kiowa's attempt to comfort him?

He feels better.
He feels worse.
He says nothing.
He laughs in his face.

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1 of 5
How does O'Brien kill the Vietnamese man?

2 of 5
How does Azar react to the Vietnamese man's death?

3 of 5
What kind of man does O'Brien imagine the Vietnamese boy to be?

4 of 5
How does Kiowa rationalize the Vietnamese man's death?

5 of 5
How does O'Brien react to Kiowa's attempt to comfort him?

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1 of 5 How does O'Brien kill the Vietnamese man?

2 of 5 How does Azar react to the Vietnamese man's death?

3 of 5 What kind of man does O'Brien imagine the Vietnamese boy to be?

4 of 5 How does Kiowa rationalize the Vietnamese man's death?

5 of 5 How does O'Brien react to Kiowa's attempt to comfort him?

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1 of 5
How does O'Brien kill the Vietnamese man?

2 of 5
How does Azar react to the Vietnamese man's death?

3 of 5
What kind of man does O'Brien imagine the Vietnamese boy to be?

4 of 5
How does Kiowa rationalize the Vietnamese man's death?

5 of 5
How does O'Brien react to Kiowa's attempt to comfort him?