On the Rainy River
In the Field
Speaking of Courage
Notes
Ambush/The Man I Killed
100

Where was Tim O'Brien trying to run off to after he got his draft notice?

Canada

100

When the men found Kiowa's bag, how did they know it was his?

It had a pair of moccasins and an illustrated New Testament

100

Who was this story about?

Norman Bowker

100

Why did O'Brien write the story "Speaking of Courage"?

The letter Norman Bowker wrote to him

100

How did Tim O'Brien respond when his daughter asked if he had ever killed someone?

"Of course not"

200

What was the name of the place that Tim O'Brien stayed at for six days?

The Tip Top Lodge

200

What does Jimmy Cross say he will tell Kiowa's father in the letter?

Apologize and admit that it was his fault

200

What does the main character in this story do the whole time?

Drive

200

Who actually froze up the night that Kiowa died?

Tim O'Brien

200

What shape was the hole on the mans face who was killed?

A star

300

Who was the old man that helped O'Brien?

Elroy Berdahl

300

What was Kiowa looking at when he was killed?

A picture of one of the boys girlfriend

300

How did his friend, Max, die?

Drowned in the lake

300

How does Norman Bowker describe his life after he came back from Vietnam?

"It's almost liked I got killed in Nam"

"The problem of finding a meaningful use for his life after the war"

300

What were some of the words Tim repeatedly used to describe the man he killed?

Slim, short, dainty, slender, dead

400

What school was O'Brien supposed to be studying at before he got drafted?

Harvard

400

How was Kiowa's body found?

Upside down

400
How did Kiowa die?

He got stuck underneath the mud and water

400

What did O'Brien do to cope with everything that happened during the war?

He wrote stories

400

How did O'Brien kill the man?

Threw a grenade towards him

500

Finish this sentence. "I was a coward..."

"I went to the war"

500

At the end of the story, where does Jimmy Cross imagine he is?

A golf course

500

What day does this story take place on?

The 4th of July

500

How many pages was the letter that Norman Bowker wrote to Tim O'Brien?

17 pages

500

How do we know that the man O'Brien killed was most likely a soldier?

He wore an ammunition belt.