From Chapter to Chapter
Women of the Book
About the Book
Characters
Vietnam
100
When does Henry Dobbins realize he wants to be a monk?
Church
100
What does Martha play back home?
Volleyball
100
Who wrote the book?
Tim O'Brien
100
Who stole Jensen's jackknife?
Lee Strunk
100
What does PTSD stand for?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Syndrome acceptable)
200
In what chapter did Jensen and Strunk get into a fight?
Enemies
200
What does Cross do to Martha's pictures in the first chapter?
He burns them.
200
What is one of the settings in the book?
Vietnam or Massachusetts
200
Who abused the water buffalo?
Rat Kiley
200
Who won the war?
North Korea
300
In what chapter does Mary Anne come in?
Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong
300
Does Norman Bowker marry his high school sweetheart, Sally Kramer?
No
300
Who is the narrator?
Tim O'Brien
300
Who was Elroy?
The old man who took care of O'Brien when he ran away.
300
Who was LBJ?
Lyndon B. Johnson
400
When does Tim go fishing near Canada?
On a Rainy River
400
Where was Mary Anne when she was "missing"?
With the Greenies
400
What is one game O'Brien contrasts with war?
Ping pong, checkers, and/or golf
400
Who were the Greenies?
Secret Agents who went on ambushes at night.
400
What were the years the Vietnam War was fought?
1955-1975
500
In "Spin", does O'Brien get a new picture of Martha?
No, he does in "Love".
500
How old were Tim and Linda when they went out on their first date?
Nine
500
When was the book first published?
1990
500
Who are the three soldiers looking for Kiowa?
Azar, Bowker, and Sanders
500
What is a freedom bird?
An airplane that brings back soldiers
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