On the Rainy River (The Things They Carried) 2023

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Who wrote "On the Rainy River"?

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Tim O'Brien

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"On the Rainy River" takes place during...

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the summer of 1968.

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What happened to young Tim O'Brien in June of 1968?

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He was drafted into a war that he hated.

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What fears did O'Brien have about leaving America to escape the draft?

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He feared exile and what people in his conservative hometown would say about him.

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Why did Elroy take O'Brien fishing on the Rainy River, twenty yards from the Canadian border?

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Elroy wanted O'Brien to face the reality of his plan to escape into Canada.

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At the end of the story, why did O'Brien call himself a coward?

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He went to war.

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What did O'Brien do as he faced Canada on the Rainy River?

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He cried, feeling helpless and embarrassed.

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How far of a drive does O'Brien say it is from his house to Canada?

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eight hours

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What was O'Brien's job title at the Armour Meatpacking Plant?

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Declotter

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What is the primary reason O'Brien emphasizes for not wanting to go to the Vietnam War? Options: he is a pacifist and doesn't believe in violence, he cannot find any unity of purpose for fighting in that war, he will miss his friends and family too much, he is engaged to be married and having a baby

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he cannot find any unity of purpose for fighting in that war