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Sergeant Camacho
Characters I
Vietnam War
Topic and Theme
Characters II
100

Sargeant Camacho chose to join this to avoid getting drafted into the infantry. 

The airforce

100
This man was the leader of Alpha Company.
Who is Lt. Jimmy Cross?
100
America was fighting in the Vietnam War in order to stop the domino effect of this.
What is Communism.
100

A topic can almost always be described in one ____. 

word

100
This character carried comic books.
Who is Rat Kiley?
200

What was Sergeant Camacho afraid of when he returned home from Vietnam? 

The Vietnam War protesters. 

200

This girl Jimmy Cross is obsessing over. 

Martha

200
These were the capitals of North and South Vietnam respectively.
What are Hanoi and Saigon?
200

A theme is the _________________ that the author wants ot tell you about the world. 

universal message

200
The pantyhose was carried around the neck of this character.
Who is Henry Dobbins?
300

What surrounded the barracks where Sergeant Camacho slept. 

Bunkers (for the frequent night bombings).
300

Norman Bowker carries a grotesque souvenir around his neck. What is it?  

A thumb

300
This European country had a colony in Vietnam at the beginning of the Vietnam war.
What is France?
300
The theme of Fat Cat bombing fish was _______________________. 

World smarter not harder. 

300
Ted Lavender was best known for carrying these.
What are tranquilizers?
400

How did Sergeant Camacho describe the beautiful Vietnamese woman he will never forget? 

"Brain freeze"
400

What man was killed after going to the bathroom? 

Ted Lavender

400
The United States withdrew from the Vietnam in this year.
When is 1973?
400

What are some topics of the first chapter of The Things They Carried? 

Burden
War
Guilt

etc. 

400

All the characters carried these? (Hint: They come out on Halloween) 

Ghosts

500

Sergeant Camacho described an experience where someone was killed on base by a bomb. Describe his emotional reaction and what he realized about war. 

He felt very angry...filled with rage. However he realized the enemy was killing them, but they were also killing the enemy in the exact same way. 

500

This man wishes he felt more sad about Ted Lavender's death, but he just feels glad to be alive and goes to sleep with his Bible as a pillow. 

Kiowa

500
This man was in charge of the Vietcong forces.
Who is Ho Chi Minh
500

What is the theme of the first chapter? 

People (especially soldiers returning from war) can carry emotional burdens as well as physical burdens....

500
This character carried a slingshot.
Who is Lee Strunk?