The Things They Carried
Agent Orange
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
Did Ted Lavender's drug use contribute to his death?
Yes
Who is shot and killed in this chapter?
Ted Lavender
Why does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&Ms candy?
To use as a placebo medicine for fatally wounded soldiers
The _______ granted the president broad military powers in Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Who inherited the problem of Vietnam from Kennedy?
Lyndon Johnson
Which character is the platoon?s RTO?
Mitchell
Vietcong
North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam
Why was Henry Dobbins excused from tunnel duty?
because of his size
Which character would be most likely to carry a weapon out of paranoia?
Dave Jensen
What was the mission of the platoon?
Destroy Vietcong tunnels
Dwight Eisenhower "invented" what theory?
Domino Theory
What is the soldiers greatest fear?
Fear of blushing
Guerilla Warfare
Fighting by small groups using tactics such as the ambush.
Napalm
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
Why do men tell jokes such as "zapped while zipping" when Lavender dies?
As a coping mechanism
What does Jimmy do with Martha's letters?
Burns them
What are Napalm and Agent Orange two examples of?
Chemical weapons
Hostility between the Soviet Union and the U.S. but without military action was known as ___________
Cold War
Fidel Castro was the leader of what country?
Cuba
Why does Jimmy Cross feel responsible for Ted Lavender's death?
He was daydreaming about Martha when it occurred
Which character would be most likely to carry any sort of good luck charm?
Henry Dobbins
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
Identifying the enemy and Jungle/location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
Did Lyndon Johnson decrease or increase American Involvement?
Increased American Involvement
Which character would be most likely to carry guilt of his dead best friend?
Rat Kiley
Which 1968 Democratic presidential candidate was assassinated?
Robert Kennedy
MIA
Soldiers that went missing during war
What are the intangible "things" that soldiers carry?
Stress
What contributed to the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The discovery that the missles had been removed from Cuba
Who is the narrator of The Things They Carried?
Tim O'Brien
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
When the soldiers refer to freedom birds, they are talking about ________
jumbo jets
What constantly distracts Lt. Jimmy Cross from his job?
thoughts of Martha