Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Things They Carried? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. About what does O’Brien feel guilty?
Trying to go AWOL
Letting his friend die
Not calling his mother more often
Killing a man
Q. What story does Rat Kiley tell?
Darling of the Cau Lau
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
Honey of Hanoi
Q. In what does Kiowa drown?
Blood
Strawberry Jello
Bodies
Excrement
Q. What does O’Brien tell us about what we have been reading?
That most of it is made up
That war is really a metaphor for love
That it is totally, one hundred percent plagiarized, and he doesn’t even feel bad about it
That it should never be shared with anyone who hasn’t lived it
Q. O’Brien says he started telling stories to do what?
To entertain his fellow soldiers
To bring a girl back to life
To pass the time
To scare the bejeezus out of everyone sitting around the campfire