Literary Aspects/ Research
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
100
Which character is revealed as the narrator?
Who is Tim O'Brien
100
What did the soldiers call the Vietnamese man that lead them through the mine fields?
Who is Poppa-San
100
Where did O'Brien work before the Draft?
What is a meat-packing plant?
200
What is the Conflict theme in chapter 4? a.) Man vs. self b.) Man vs. man c.) Man vs. nature d.) Man vs. society e.) Man vs. supernatural
What is Man vs. Self and Man vs. society
200
Where were the soldiers when Poppa-San led them through the mine fields?
Where is the Batangan Peninsula
200
What was Tim O'Brien's job at the meat-packing plant?
What is a declotter
300
How does the meat-packing plant foreshadow Vietnam?
Because the work is hard and there is little reward. He gets bloody and smells. He is only a small part of something larger.
300
Who adopted the orphan puppy?
Who is Ted Lavender
300
Why does Tim O'Brien run away? Where does he run to?
He runs away to avoid the draft. He spends six days at Tip Top Lodge.
400
What are the Geneva Accords?
What are documents intended to unify Vietnam
400
Who killed the puppy? How?
Azar killed the puppy by strapping a claymore mine to it.
400
What's the man's name at Tip Top Lodge?
Who is Elroy Berdahl
500
How many people avoided the draft?
Between 50 and 100 thousand. Only 4 thousand were found guilty and imprisoned though.
500
According to Tim O'Brien, what are stories for?
Joining the past and the future. Remembering how you got to where you are. Stories are for eternity.
500
What was the only thing Elroy said on the Rainy River? a.) "save yourself while you can" b.) "see that owl? There's Jesus" c.) "are you hungry?" d.) "ain't biting" e.) He doesn't say anything
What is "ain't biting"
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