The Things They Carried

Jimmy cross

the lieutenant of alpha company, strict man who blames himself when he is responsible for a person getting killed because he day dreamedUsed to carry letters of his Love.

Kiowa

baptist, nicest guy in the company, dies from being sucked into quicksand or marshy mud. Friendly and peaceful, very religious. sleeps on a bible

Norman Bowker

gets home from the war and is lonely and depressed. literally has no communication with any1. father loves him for his 7 medals but thats it. He hangs himself later in a gym

Rat Kiley

Medic, curt lemon dies and he writes a letter to his sister. she never writes back. He shot up a Baby water buffalo. tells the story of the song trabong

Tim O' Brien

the narrator who, in dealing with his own memories, conveys the horrors of the Vietnam War

Martha

The girl Jimmy cross loved and day dreamed about.

Henry Dobbins

Gunner, Wore his girlfriends pantyhose on his neck for good luck.

Ted Lavender

sniped early on in the book while he was taking a piss

Dave Jensen

character who breaks his nose when Strunk gets injured over a jack knife, carries 3 pairs of socks, can of Dr. Scholl's foot powder, toothbrush, and a rabbit's foot.

Lee strunk

got into a fight with Jensen, stole jensens jack knife thats why they fought. died from a mortar

Mitchell sanders

One of the most likable soldiers in the war; he strongly influences the narrator, O'Brien. He is kind and devoted, and he has a strong sense of justice. Because of these qualities, he is a type of father figure

Azar

Weird twisted member of alpha company, straps a puppy to a claymore, also helps tim punk Bobby Jergerson real slime ball. laughs at kiowas death, laughs at the man tim kills

Curt Lemon

died playing catch with a smoke grenade with kiley and stepped on a live claymore and was blown into a lemon tree

Kathleen

O'Brien ofter tells his war stories and about his experience to her, but she can never understand or be told the whole truth because of her youth and innocence; symbol of an outsider of the war

Elroy Berdahl

The man at the fishing lodge that Tim goes to when hes considering running away to Canada

Mark Fossie

A medic in Rat Kiley's previous assignment. Fossie loses his innocence in the realization that his girlfriend, Mary Anne, would rather be out on ambush with Green Berets than planning her postwar wedding to Fossie in Cleveland.

Mary Anne Bell

Mark Fossies girlfriend that visits him in Vietnam. They were highschool sweethearts. She is an innocent cute girl at first, but once she gets involved in the horrors of vietnam she becomes a monster and a killer.

Curt Lemon

died playing catch with a smoke grenade with kiley and stepped on a live claymore and was blown into a lemon tree

Bobby Jorgenson

medic who replaces Rat Kiley, does a bad job healing Tim O'Brien after he is shot ***

Linda

9 year old love of Tim's life. she wore a red cap and she was bald and has a brain tumor.

What was Jimmy Cross' rank?

Lieutenant

What college did Martha go to and what did she play?

She went to Sebastian and played Volleyball

What is another word for "carrying something?"

Hump

What is Ted Lavender wrapped in after he dies?

A poncho

Who blew up Ted Lavender's puppy?

Azar

What is Tim's job before the war?

He works in the meat packing plant killing pigs.

What was the name of the lodge Tim went to on the border of Canada?

The Tip Top Lodge

Who is Tim's hero?

The owner of the lodge, Elroy Berdel

Who are the two men who fight over a jack knife?

Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk

What does Jensen do to Strunk?

Breaks his nose.

What is the pact between Jensen and Strunk?

If either one gets seriously wounded the other will kill him

What happens to Kurt Lemon before he goes to the dentist?

He faints because he is scared of the dentist.

Who is Kurt Lemon's best friend who he writes to?

Rat Kiley and his sister

What item does Henry Dobbins always wear around his neck?

Pantyhose.

What is the average age for Alpha company?

19

How does Tim kill his first victim?

With a grenade

Who brings his girlfriend to Viet Nam?

Mark Fossie

What was Mark's compromise to marry Maryanne?

He would marry her if she left Viet Nam

Who is the author of the sweetheart Trabong?

Rat Kiley

Where doers Kiowa die?

in the s***t field

Who is Tim's daughter?

Kathleen

Who says, "I'm not dead, but when I am it's like I don't know. I guess it's like being in a book that no one reads." Who says this?

Linda

What medal did Norman Bowker not win?

The silver Star

Who is the medic who takes Rat's place?

Bobby Jorgensen

How old is Linda when she dies?

9