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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were Murph's eyes?

2. In Chapter 5 when Bartle went to his room, where did he put his dog tags?

3. In Chapter 5 on the plane to Richmond, what did Bartle hear in his dream?

4. In Chapter 2, what type of vehicle does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy drives?

5. Where was Bartle in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sterling do at the end of Chapter 4?

2. What did Bartle notice in Chapter 5 when the plane from Germany flew over land?

3. In Chapter 2, how did the days pass as Bartle and Murph's ship-out date approached?

4. How does Bartle describe the lieutenant in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 2, how did Bartle compare Murph and Sterling?

6. What did Bartle think about when he looked at the battalion scattered throughout the plane from Germany?

7. In Chapter 5, how did Bartle describe what he saw as he stared out the window after the plane came to the Atlantic Ocean?

8. What conversations did the priest have with Bartle in Chapter 3?

9. How did Bartle describe a photograph that he saw of Murph and his girlfriend?

10. What did Murph and Bartle hear in Chapter 4 as the night grew cool?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Bartle use routine and training to keep himself safe on the battlefield? Why is routine and training an important protection strategy, especially when there is no time for planning?

Essay Topic 2

Before a battle Sterling begins spreading salt on the ground. What things does Sterling cover with the salt? What does he say about what he is doing? Why does Sterling sprinkle the salt? What does the salt symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

The Yellow Birds is a fiction story, but the events could have happened. Is the novel historical fiction or realistic fiction? Explain.

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