The Things They Carried: "In the Field" Quiz: Quick Quiz

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What does Cross decide to do in the wake of Kiowa's death?

Leave the war and go home
Write Kiowa's parents a letter
Punish the men responsible
Commit suicide

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What does Azar do while searching for Kiowa's body?

He visibly shakes.
He jokes around.
He doesn't say a word.
He refuses to search.

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What does Cross think about while writing the letter?

He never wanted to be a leader.
He's not a very good writer.
Why Martha doesn't love him
When he'll get home

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Why does the young soldier want to find Kiowa so badly?

So he can come to terms with Kiowa's death
Because Kiowa owed him a lot of money
So Kiowa can have a proper Christian burial
Because Kiowa had a picture of his girlfriend

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What is Cross thinking about after finding Kiowa's body?

Golf
Martha
Family
Food

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"In the Field" Quiz

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What does Cross decide to do in the wake of Kiowa's death?

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What does Azar do while searching for Kiowa's body?

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What does Cross think about while writing the letter?

4 of 5
Why does the young soldier want to find Kiowa so badly?

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What is Cross thinking about after finding Kiowa's body?

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1 of 5 What does Cross decide to do in the wake of Kiowa's death?

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5 of 5 What is Cross thinking about after finding Kiowa's body?

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What does Cross decide to do in the wake of Kiowa's death?

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What does Azar do while searching for Kiowa's body?

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What does Cross think about while writing the letter?

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Why does the young soldier want to find Kiowa so badly?

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What is Cross thinking about after finding Kiowa's body?