TTTC quiz review

Question 1

jimmy cross

Answer 1

lieutenant, romantically obsessed with martha

Question 2

tim o’brien

Answer 2

main character, tries to flee to canada but bails because he doesn’t want to be embarrassed

Question 3

curt lemon

Answer 3

faints at the dentist’s tent, dies by stepping on a booby trap, best-friend was rat kiley

Question 4

rat kiley

Answer 4

served in the mountains as a medic, was curt lemon’s best friend, shot a water buffalo

Question 5

mark fossie

Answer 5

worked in the mountains as a medic, former boyfriend of mary anne

Question 6

mary anne

Answer 6

the “sweetheart if song tra bong”, former girlfriend of mark fossie, adapts to war life/joins the Greenies

Question 7

mitchell sanders

Answer 7

tells war stories even though he thinks they lack moral

Question 8

lee strunk

Answer 8

fights with dave jensen, makes a pact with him to kill each other if they are physically suffering, dies in an evacuation chopper

Question 9

dave jensen

Answer 9

fights with lee strunk (beats him up), makes pact with him, feels relieved when strunk dies in the chopper

Question 10

kiowa

Answer 10

carries the New Testament with him, respectful

Question 11

elroy

Answer 11

takes care of o’brein at the tip top lodge (which he owns), wise, his “life hero”

Question 12

cryptic

Answer 12

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

Question 13

tangible

Answer 13

Something that can be touched

Question 14

negligence

Answer 14

Failing to take proper care in doing something

Question 15

valor

Answer 15

Great courage in the face of danger

Question 16

banter

Answer 16

Friendly exchange of teasing remarks

Question 17

digression

Answer 17

A departure from the main point

Question 18

rapport

Answer 18

A close relationship in which people/ groups understand each other’s feelings and communicate well

Question 19

indifference

Answer 19

Lack of interest or concern

Question 20

catharsis

Answer 20

Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal

Question 21

inevitable

Answer 21

Unavoidable; certain to happen

Question 22

acquiesce

Answer 22

To agree without protesting

Question 23

coherence

Answer 23

Being consistently logical

Question 24

atrocity

Answer 24

Wicked or cruel act

Question 25

reticence

Answer 25

State or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness (to do something)

Question 26

elusive

Answer 26

Difficult to find or achieve

Question 27

frugal

Answer 27

Avoiding waste

Question 28

pious

Answer 28

Having/showing reverence for a piety

Question 29

deferment

Answer 29

Act of putting off for a future time

Question 30

zeal

Answer 30

A feeling of strong eagerness

Question 31

volition

Answer 31

The act of making a choice