Chapter Questions 12-16
What item does Henry Dobbins wear for comfort and protection?
His girlfriends pantyhose
I offered Tim O'Brien 200 dollars and the opportunity to escape to Canada when we went fishing in my boat
Elroy Berdahl
This word means "to harm the good reputation of someone or something."
discredit
In "In the Field" what were the soldiers searching for during the night?
Kiowa's body
This word means "rescued or preserved from loss or desctruction"
Salvaged
In "Church" how did the monks treat the soldiers?
with kindness and respect
I carried around a "New Testament" Bible with me and lost my life in a sewage field.
Kiowa
This word refers to a "firmly held belief"
conviction
In "Good Form" what does O'Brian say about storytelling?
Story-truth can be truer than happening -truth
This word means "far away from other places or people."
isolated
In "Style" what unusual action does the young Vietnamese girl perform among the ruins of her village?
she dances
I used to always pop tranquilizers to calm myself and liked to say we were in a "mellow war."
Ted Lavender
This word means "rescued or preserved from loss or destruction."
Salvaged
In "Field Trip" why does O'Brien return to Vietnam?
To grieve Kiowa and find closure
Devices used for exploring, testing, or obtaining something
Probes
In "Notes" what does O'Brien write about Norman Bowker's story?
Norman Bowker asked him to tell it
I was killed while playing a game of catch with a grenade. Tim O'Brien had to pick pieces of me out of a tree.
Curt Lemon
This word means "to be completely covered or below the surface."
submerged
What does Kathleen struggle to understand during the chapter "Field Trip"
Why her father still feels emotional about Vietnam
This word means "Carefully planned to gain an advantage."
Tactically
In "Speaking of Courage" what is Norman Bowker's biggest internal struggle after returning home?
Coping with guilt over Kiowa's death
I picked lice off my body and sent them back to the draft board in the states. I also refuse to forgive Jimmy Cross for Kiowa's death because he should have known better.
This word mean "to move skillfully or carefully."
Maneuver
In "The Ghost Soldiers" what ultimately happens between O'Brien and Jorgenson?
They reconcile and become friendly.
This is another word for a city or a town
Municipal