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Why does the author say that being against the war in college was "entirely an intellectual activity"?

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Find 3 quotes that describe the topography of the Song Tra Bong.

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What object is Mitchell Sanders described with each time he is talking?

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What does Rat Kiley do to treat Lee Strunk's injury?

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Who shares the story of the girlfriend in Vietnam?

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What does he call the object around his neck?

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Who has a sister Rat Kiley writes a letter to?

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How do the men in the platoon treat Tim when they run into him at the supply command?

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How old was Tim when he first dealt with death?

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How does Lee Strunk first react after his injury?

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On what occasion does Rat Kiley write a letter to a man's sister?

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In Tim's imagination, what village is the man he killed from?

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Who mimics the girl's dancing later that night, making Henry Dobbins angry?

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What does Mitchell Sanders call 'Nam'?

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What is The things they carry?

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What is Pebble ?

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What is Tip Top Lodge:?

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What is Song Tra Bong:?

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What is Silver Star?

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What is the deeper meaning of the word “friends” in the context of this chapter and its title?

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Who tells this story?

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How do the members of O’Brien’s platoon treat the body of the old man? Describe O’Brien’s reaction as well.

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What is ironic about the end of the chapter?

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How does Norman Bowker experience his hometown after returning to it after the end of the War?

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What happened over Chu Lai?

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