The Basics
The author of The Things They Carried
Who is Tim O'Brien?
The Lieutenant who blamed the death of one of his men on his daydreaming
Who is Jimmy Cross?
Sank into the muck of the village latrine; five men had to pull his body out
Who is Kiowa?
About two soldiers making a pact(deal)
What is friends?
The soldier who made tasteless jokes about Kiowa drowning in a cesspool
Who is Azar?
Stepped on a land mine while playing with Rat Kiley
Who is Curt Lemon?
about O'Brien running away then deciding not to run away
What is On the rainy river
The name of the platoon that Tim O'Brien was in during the war before getting shot
What is Alpha Company?
The original medic of the company
Who is Rat Kiley?
Shot through the head in Vietnam - "zapped while zipping" (page 16)
Who is Ted Lavender?
About Henry Dobbins good luck charm
What is 'stockings"
The American Army's enemy (who were they fighting?) in the Vietnam War?
What is the ARVN-or- Viet Cong?
The soldier who blames Kiowa's death on the lieutenant for setting up in a dangerous place
Who is Mitchell Sanders?
Survived the war, and wrote a book about it
who is O'Brien
about a soldier's imaginary romance with a girl in college
What is Love
State that O'Brien is from
What is Minnesota
Got in a fight over a pocketknife (2 names)
Who are Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen?
Blamed himself for Ted Lavender and Kiowa's death
Who is Jimmy Cross?
About a captain with bad breath and Curt Lemmon fainting
What is Dentist