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The Things They Carried

Tim O’Brien

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1 of 5
Whom does Mark Fossie write a letter to?

O'Brien
His parents
His girlfriend
Cross

2 of 5
How does Mary Anne react to Vietnam?

She loves it.
She hates it.
She likes helping people but doesn't like the violence.
She goes home.

3 of 5
What did Mary Anne do all night?

Met with a secret lover
Planned on escaping
Went out on an ambush
Met with Fossie

4 of 5
What does Mary Anne tells Fossie after she'd been missing for three weeks?

She loves him.
She's going back to the USA.
He needs to leave the war.
He doesn't understand Vietnam.

5 of 5
What does Kiley say happened to Mary Anne?

She became one with the jungle.
She married Fossie.
She traveled the world.
She went home and went to college.

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