I did a 3 second google search for "tim o'brien" and the first thing that came up was the novel he wrote about the vietnam war called "The Things They Carried" written in 1990.
Past is bought, present is buying. If you need help with any others, send me a message and I will be glad to help!
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I believe your answers are :
-Rainford had outsmarted him.
-Replacing Ivan would be difficult.
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