The Basics
Who is the narrator of "The Things They Carried"
Who is Tim O'Brien?
Who carried letters and photographs from an old girlfriend?
Who is Jimmy Cross?
The lieutenant who blamed the death of one of his men on his daydreaming.
Who is Jimmy Cross?
Which soldier was Shot through the head in Vietnam - "zapped while zipping
Who is Ted Lavender?
What intangible items do the soldiers carry with them? (Name two)
Grief, shame, fear, love
What is one reason the Vietnam War was fought?
What is To stop the spread of communism.
Who carried a new testament bible and distrust of the white man.
Who is Kiowa?
The soldier who makes tasteless jokes and plays pranks on the other men.
Who is Azar?
Which soldier dies by sinking into the muck of a village latrine?
Who is Kiowa?
O'Brien's reason for not running away to Canada when he had the chance.
Pride, cowardice, concern with public opinion
What decade did the Vietnam War end?
What is The 1970's?
Who carried tranquilizers and dope?
Who is Ted Lavender?
Which soldier is disappointed in the fact that they never won any medals for valor?
Who is Norman Bowker?
Which soldier dies by stepping on a bomb while playing catch?
Who is Curt Lemon?
What was Norman Bowker's request to Tim after the war?
To write a story about how people are really affected by the war.
Why were American's against the Vietnam War?
What is:
1. Economic reasons (cost of war)
2. Growing anti war sentiment
3. War seemed unwinnable
Who carried comic books and m&m's
Who is Rat Kiley?
Which solider was described in the first chapter as being a medic?
Who is Rat Kiley?
Which soldier commits suicide?
Who is Norman Bowker?
Characteristics of a true war story (Name two).
What is never moral, difficult to separate what really happened from what seemed to happen, cannot be believed, never seems to end, do not generalize, there is not a point, and never about war.
The name of the platoon that Tim O'Brien was in during the war before getting shot?
What is Alpha Company?
Who carried their girlfriend's pantyhose
Who is Henry Dobbins?
Which soldier mails an envelope full of lice to his draft board?
Who is Mitchell Sanders?