TTTC CH. 10-17

Tim O’Brien compares Henry Dobbins to:

• USSR

• America

• Vietnam

• China

Kiowa says it’s wrong to set up camp in a church because

• It wasn’t in a good spot for sniper-fire.

• The monks may be working for the NVA.

•   It’s a sacred and holy place.

•    It’s not good public relationship.

In Ch. 12, the hypothetical, detailed description of the dead man’s life is meant to:

• Tell what this Vietnamese soldier’s story was.

• Add more detail and depth to the story.

•   Discuss what an average Vietnamese soldier’s life was like.

• Put a face to the man and show he was a human being, too.

The reader knows Tim O’Brien is still bothered by this incident (the man he killed) when he/she reads this book because

• He wrote the book, he obviously cares about it.

• He repeats everything over and over again.

•   He doesn’t really say

• Tim now does charity work in Vietnam.

O’Brien doesn’t tell his nine-year-old daughter about the individual he’s killed because

• His daughter has already witnessed the death of her mother.

• He can’t bear to tell the story again.

• He knows that his daughter cannot understand why he killed the man

• She is immature and thinks death is cool.

In chapter 14, “Style,” the girl in the village was dancing to

• Heal the pain of her loss

• Practice her routines before her recital

• Show off to the soldiers

• Let the men know Vietnamese are good dancers

Dobbins gets upset with Azar because:

• He likes the girl and Azar tries to kiss her.

• Azar was the one who killed her family.

• Azar mocks the girl and shows no respect for her loss.

•    Azar won’t stop asking why the girl is dancing.

What is Norman Bowker doing at the beginning of Chapter 15 when he is in his hometown?

• He is playing basketball.

•   He is running on the loop around the lake in his town.

• He is driving on the loop around the lake in his town.

• He is watching the World Series with his dad.

Whom does Norman Bowker not have enough courage to speak to?

• Sally

• His father

• The A&W employee

• All of these are correct

Norman Bowker had all the following jobs EXCEPT:

• Automotive parts salesman.

• Volunteer fireman.

• Order cook at the local A & W.

• Janitor.