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The Things They Carried

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4. When he was young, what did Henry Dobbins want to be?

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21. What does Tim O'Brien compare Henry Dobbins to?

22. The nickname for the Special Forces Green Berets who still

use the medical outpost

23. The board game compared to the Vietnam War



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1. Jimmy Cross is obsessed with a girl named __________. [MARTHA]

5. Who is Tim O'Brien most afraid to let down? [FAMILY]

10. What item do some soldiers believe to be magic because of Dobbins's good fortune? [PANTYHOSE]

12. Azar makes fun of the way a village girl __________. [DANCES]

14. Rat Kiley writes to Curt Lemon's __________ after Curt's death. [SISTER]

15. What does the old farmer raise above his head as if it were a flag? [SHOVEL]

18. Curt Lemon hurts himself to prove that he is not scared of the __________. [DENTIST]

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2. O'Brien says that the war took his "old ambitions and __________." [HOPES]

3. The animal Rat Kiley kills (two words) [WATERBUFFALO]

4. When he was young, what did Henry Dobbins want to be? [MINISTER]

6. The author says that this is not a war story, but a __________ story. [LOVE]

7. What does Kiowa carry that others do not? (two words) [NEWTESTAMENT]

Answer Key

19. Soldiers often feel an ironic sense of __________ between attacks. [BOREDOM]

20. A Freedom Bird is a __________. [PLANE]

24. To Tim O'Brien, a true war story is not __________. [MORAL]

25. Along with their physical items, the men carry this. [EMOTIONS]

26. What group does Mary Anne leave with for three weeks? (two words) [GREENBERETS]

27. What does Mitchell Sanders send to his draft board in Ohio? [LICE]

28. Alpha Company's medic (two words) [RATKILEY]

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3. The animal Rat Kiley kills (two words) [WATERBUFFALO]

4. When he was young, what did Henry Dobbins

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__________ story. [LOVE]

12. For levity, the men talk to

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7. What does Kiowa carry that others do not? (two

and play with __________ __________. (two words)

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9. What topic does Martha avoid mentioning in her letters? [WAR]

11. What medal does Norman have that he is actually ashamed of? [SILVERSTAR]

__________ between attacks. [BOREDOM]

12. For levity, the men talk to and play with

20. A Freedom Bird is a __________. [PLANE]

__________ __________. (two words)

24. To Tim O'Brien, a true war story is not

[DEADBODIES]

__________. [MORAL]

13. Tim O'Brien's daughter [KATHLEEN]

25. Along with their physical items, the men carry

16. What does Dave Jensen accuse Lee Strunk of

this. [EMOTIONS]

stealing? [JACKKNIFE]

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