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What is something all the men carry with them throughout the War?
Fear, guilt, anxiety, loneliness, saddness.
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What are 3 Things ALL the Men Carry?
P-38 can openers, pocket knives, heat tabs, wristwatches, dog tags, mosquito repellent, chewing gum, candy, cigarettes, salt tablets, packets of Kool-Aid, lighters, matches, sewing kits, Military Payment Certificates, C rations, and two or three canteens of water.
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Who Sends Jimmy Cross Letters?
Martha
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What is metafiction?
Metafiction is a literary device that depicts the relationship between fiction and reality.
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Who is the Author of the Book "The Things They Carried"?
Tim O'Brien
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Who does Jimmy Cross carry with him throughout the war?
Martha
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What are 2 things a first lieutenant and platoon leader carry(Jimmy Cross)?
Compass, Maps, Code Books, Binoculars, Strobe Light and .45-caliber pistol.
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Why does Jimmy have trouble focusing on the War?
Jimmy has trouble focusing on the War because he cannot stop thinking about Martha.
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What is imagery?
Imagery is figurative language that describes actions, ideas and objects that appeal to a physical sense
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What is the Name of the First Chapter of "The Things They Carried"?
The name of the first chapter is "The Things They Carried".
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What character carried a rabbit's foot based on superstition?
Dave Jensen
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What is something Mitchell Sanders carried?
the PRC-25 radio
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How do the men decide who goes to search the tunnel?
They draw numbers.
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What symbolic item does Jimmy Cross carry?
a pebble
300
How many chapters are there in the book "The Things They Carried"?
There are 22 chapters in the book "The Things They Carried".
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What character carried a thumb based upon a superstition?
Norman Bowker
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What is something Rat Kiley carried?
He carried a canvas satchel filled with morphine, plasma, malaria tablets, surgical tape, comic books, and M&M's.
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Why did Ted not feel a thing when he was shot?
Ted didn't feel a thing when he was shot because he was high on his supply of tranquilizers.
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What does the Pebble that Jimmy Cross Carries Symbolize?
The Pebble symbolizes: -a happy place -the clear distinction between Martha's World and Jimmy's World -that Martha and Jimmy are physically in separate places but together at heart -Martha being a part of Jimmy
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What is the Name of the Last Chapter of "The Things They Carried"?
The name of the last chapter is "The Lives of the Dead".
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When the men carry powerful weapons what emotional baggage does it correlate to?
They carry a "silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried" (O'Brien 7).
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What is something Henry Dobbins carried?
He carried the M-60 and 10-15 lbs of ammunition.
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What does "hump" mean?
to carry
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What did Ted Lavender Symbolize?
Ted Lavender symbolized unweighed fear.
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Who are the 9 main characters?
Henry Dobbins, Ted Lavender, Dave Jensen, Kiowa, Jimmy Cross, Mitchell Sanders, Ray Kiley, Lee Strunk, Norman Bowker