Tim O'Brien
Where was Tim O'Brien born?
Austin, Minnesota
Who was the lieutenant of the platoon?
Jimmy Cross
What happens when the six-man patrol goes into the jungle?
They start to hear voices and sounds
How did Kiowa die?
He got hit with a mortar and got buried alive
Where did Tim O'Brien attend college?
Macalester College
Where would soldiers sleep at night?
Foxholes
What does Rat Kiley do to the baby buffalo?
He tortures it
What did Rat Kiley do to himself to get out of the war?
He shot himself in the foot
What year was Tim O'Brien drafted to the army?
1968
Why was the lieutenant crying towards the end of the chapter?
He blames himself for Ted Lavender's death
What happens when Rat Kiley writes to Curt Lemon's sister?
She doesn't write back
Why did Norman Bowker hang himself?
He couldn't find meaning in his post war life
What is Tim O'Brien's daughter's name?
Kathleen
Who was the lieutenant in love with?
Martha
How did Curt Lemon die?
He steps on a land mine
What did Curt Lemon do on Halloween?
He painted himself and went into a town with an M-16 to trick-or-treat
Why do you think Tim O'Brien retells old war stories?
Because telling stories is a way to be with the people who are dead
Why do you think the book is titled "The Things They Carried"?
Because throughout the war they see and do terrible things that they will have to carry with themselves the rest of their lives
A true war story is never ______ ?
Moral -or- about war
Who was Mary Anne Bell's boyfriend?
Mark Fossie