Superstition
I'm Dead
Soldier Talk
Humped It
Basic Training
100

Henry Dobbins carried this as a sort of good luck charm

pantyhose

100

Who was shot and killed when going to the bathroom? "Zapped while zipping"

Ted Lavender

100

To "hump it" means....

carry something

100

I carried the New Testament and distrust of the white man.

Kiowa

100

The Things They Carried takes place during....

the Vietnam War

200

Why do several of the men hang onto items from women back in the US even though they aren't in a relationship together?

It gives them a sense of hope, reminds them they have something to go home to, and reminds them of home

200

What detail does O'Brien repeat about the man he killed?

Star shaped hole for an eye, long dainty fingers, not a soldier

200

Intangible means....

cannot physically hold it or touch it

200

I carry M&M's for exceptionally bad wounds.

Rat Kiley

200

What building does Elroy Berdahl own?

The Tip Top Lodge

300

This very gentle person carried a thumb that had been presented to him as a gift by Mitchell Sanders.

Norman Bowker

300

What were Rat Kiley and Curt Lemon doing when Curt was killed?

playing with a smoke grenade

300

Lt. Jimmy Cross reminded himself that his obligation was not to be loved but to....

Lead

300

What intangible items did the men carry?

guilt, terror, love, shame

300

What topic was never mentioned in Martha's letters?

the war

400

Who carried a rabbit's foot?

Dave Jensen

400

What pact did Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen make?

If either had a wheelchair bound injury, they would shoot the other.

400

What is "Charlie"?

Who is the Viet Cong?

400

I carried extra rations of my favorite, canned peaches.

Henry Dobbins

400

Why did Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen get into a fist fight?

Lee stole Dave's knife

500

What does Lt. Jimmy Cross carry for good luck?

white pebble from Martha

500

What does O'Brien imagine might have been the profession of the man he killed?

mathematician

500

A soldier's greatest fear, was the fear of.....

blushing

500

In the first chapter, why does O'Brien describe all the things the men had to carry?

He wants the reader to understand the physical and emotional weight the men carried

500

Who does O'Brien consider his "life hero"?

Elroy Berdahl