Linda and Timmy
What color was Linda's hat?
Red
He had been in the war for 4 days.
Kiowa
How did Linda describe being dead to Timmy in his dream?
Like she was an old book in a library that had not been checked out in along time
Why did O'Brien avoid looking at or talking to the dead bodies like the others did?
He was too scared
What are ways the soldiers coped with the war?
Ted Lavender used tranquilizers, O'Brien dreamed of a different reality.
Why do you think Timmys mom looked at him sternly after he commented on Linda's hat?
Because she knew about Linda's brain tumor
Why did they tell stories?
To bring the dead back to life. Example page 227 "Too listen to the story, especially as Rat Kiley told it, you'd never know that Curt Lemon was dead."
What type of humor is used in this book?
Ironic humor
What was the name of the kid who took Linda's hat off?
Nick Veenhof
When Ted Lavender was shot dead what term did they use to describe him and why?
Mellow because he always would say it is just a nice mellow war.
Open your book to page 233 and read the page, What is O'Brien trying to tell the reader?
That the power of stories give the dead life and also gives the one telling the story the ability deal with a tragic past
What movie Linda and Timmy see on their first date?
The Man Who Never Was
What were two ways they coped with the dead people in war they saw?
They would shake their hand and give the dead nick names. An Example of this is in page 226 "A Vietnamese baby that lay nearby, was a roasted peanut"
What is the theme of this chapter (multiple correct answers)?
fear of death, power of stories etc.