"Like cement... I swear to God-- boom, down. Not a word."
Who is Kiowa
100
They story that O'Brien describes the impact Linda had on his life.
What is "The Lives of the Dead"
100
1959-1975
What is the length of the Vietnam War
100
Assisted O'Brien with his revenge prank
Who is Azar
100
An example of this theme is O'Brien reporting for duty when he did not agree with the war
What is fear as motivation
200
"Mellow man. We have ourselves a nice mellow war today."
Who is Ted Lavender.
200
"His jaw was in his throat, his upper lip and teeth were gone, his one eye was shut..."
Who is the man O'Brien 'killed'
200
They were the 'ghosts'
Who is the Viet Cong (VC) or South Vietnamese
200
He didn't know about shock, or if he did, the fear made him forget it.
Who is Bobby Jorgensen.
200
An example of this theme is when Rat Kiley looks at a patient, "...not seeing the real person, just a ruptured appendix or clogged artery."
What is dehumanization
300
"Well" he said. "How'd you like to hear about..."
Who is Normon Bowker
300
Kiowa didn't want to stay the night in a pagoda in this chapter.
What is "Church"
300
How most returning Vets were treated when coming home.
What is hated, mistreated.
300
He shot the water buffalo after his best friend, Curt Lemon, dies
Who is Rat Kiley
300
An example of this theme is when O'Brien admits that he embellished stories in order to make the readers feel what they felt
What is story truth as truer than happening truth
400
"What's everyone upset about? I mean Christ, I'm just a boy!"
Who is Azar
400
The lodge O'Brien stays at when contemplating going to Canada
What is Tip Top Lodge
400
The pesticide used to get through the thick jungle.
What is agent orange
400
He would sometimes taste the envelope flaps knowing that her tongue had been there
Who is Jimmy Cross
400
"I did not hate the young man; I did not see him as an enemy. I remember the grenade seeming to freeze above me for an instant, as if a camera had clicked."
What is regret or guilt
500
He said this while telling the story of Morty's disappearance: "One of those killer hot days, hot-hot, and we're pooping salt tabs just to stay conscience"
Who is Normon Bowker
500
"Do something" he whispered, "I can't just let her go like that."
What is "Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong"
500
The president who was involved in the Watergate Scandal right after the troops came out of Vietnam.
Who is Richard Nixon
500
He is the first to die in the series of stories
Who is Ted Lavender
500
Why Mark Fossie brings his girlfriend to Vietnam. Unfortunately he loses her to her fascination with the war.