The Things They Carried
Review Part I
· In “Ambush” the story opens with a conversation between
o Tim O’Brien and his wife Kathleen
o Mitchell Sanders and Kiowa
o Kiowa and Kathleen
o Tim O’Brien and his daughter Kathleen
· What is the overall mood of “Ambush”?
o Exciting and tension-building
o Relaxed and calm
o Elated and jovial
o Reflective and moving
· Tim O’Brien admits he still has not sorted out his guilt over
o The death of Kiowa
o The death of the Vietnamese boy he killed
o Using Norman Bowker’s real name
o Draft dodging to Canada
· The Vietnam War began as a war between
o North and South Vietnamese
o Cambodia and North Vietnamese
o U.S. and Vietnam
o Vietnam and U.S.
· Many men fled to
o Mexico
o Poughkeepsie, NY
o Canada
o China
· The Vietnam War was the first war to
o Have a draft
o Be on television
o Not have weapons
o Allow women to fight
· President John F. Kennedy wanted the U.S. to help stop
o Communism
o Terrorism
o Marxism
o Socialism
· 8. Who does Lieutenant Jimmy Cross think about all the time?
o MaryAnne
o Bonnie and Clyde
o Maria
o Martha
· 9. This soldier was shot on his way back from the bathroom
o Norman Bowker
o Ted Lavender
o Lee Strunk
o Rat Kiley
· The dead Viet Cong boy was carrying
o A pouch of rice, a rifle and three round of ammunition
o A pouch of rice, a picture of his family and a pistol
o A picture of his girlfriend and two grenades
o A picture of his girlfriend, one grenade, and a pistol
· The soldiers were afraid of this more than dying
o Being a coward
o Being a Lieutenant
o Being unarmed
o Being drafted
· Lieutenant Cross decides to burn
o His draft card
o His plane ticket to Vietnam
o The letters from Martha
o The letters he wrote to Martha
· What was the purpose of the Selective Training and Service Act?
o Establish an ROTC program
o Establish a way to fund the war
o Establish a supply company
o Establish a peacetime draft
· Lieutenant Jimmy Cross could not forgive himself for
o Kiowa’s death
o Ted Lavender’s death
o Rejecting Martha
o Rejecting Tim O’Brien’s book
· The story “On the Rainy River” takes place
o Before Tim O’Brien went to the war
o During the war
o After Tim O’Brien went to the war
o At present time