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The state that Lt. Jimmy Cross comes from
What is New Jersey?
This is Norman Bowker and Henry Dobbins game of choice.
What is checkers?
These are the only two words that Kiowa can think of following the death of Ted Lavender.
What is "Boom. Down?"
This is what Elroy says on the boat in the Rainy River when Tim freezes and hallucinates.
What is "ain't biting?"
This is who Henry Dobbins says he'd look like in a priest's robes when discussing joining the church.
Who is Friar Tuck?
The soldiers who fought over a missing jackknife.
Who are Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk?
This is the official job description that Tim has the Summer of 1968 when he is drfated.
What is a "declotter?"
This is Henry Dobbins response when asked why he keeps his girlfriend's pantyhose even after she dumps him.
What is "The magic doesn't go away?"
This is Tim's hometown
What is Worthington, MN?
This is the movie Tim and Azar see when they plan the revenge plot against Bobby Jorgensen
What is Barbarella?
This soldier picked off all the lice off his body and mailed it back to his Ohio draft board on an envelope labelled "Free!"
Who is Mitchell Sanders?
This is the center of all gossip in Tim's hometown.
What is the Gobbler Cafe?
Henry Dobbins command to Azar in the story "Style," where he mocks a village girl.
What is "Dance right?"
This is Kiowa's home city and state.
What is Oklahoma City, OK
This is written on the envelope that Elroy leaves for Tim after he does all the work for him.
What is "Emergency Fund?"
It was rumored that this soldier was secretly seeing Mary Ann Bell, the Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong.
Who is Eddie Diamond?
The name of the village in Vietnam where the man Tim kills comes from.
What is My Khe?
This is Norman's reply to Azar in "In The Field" when Azar feels like it was his fault.
What is "Nobody's fault. Everybody's."
This is the city closest to Norman Bowker's hometown.
What is Des Moines, Iowa?
This is the name of the resort Elroy Berdahl runs near the Rainy River.
What is the Tip Top Lodge?
This is the movie that Jimmy Cross and Martha watch-where she friend zones him.
What is Bonnie and Clyde?
What make of car does Norman Bowker drive around?
What is a Chevy?
This is what Mary Ann Bell says to Mark Fossie when he finally finds her in the Greenies' barracks.
What is, "There's no sense talking. I know what you think, but it's not...it's not bad."
This is where Martha goes to college.
What is Mount Sebastian college?
This is what Mary Ann Bell is wearing when she steps off the plane in Vietnam.
What are pink culottes?