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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. In Chapter 3, what town did Bartle go to in a taxi cab?

2. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle's mother drive to take him home from the airport?

3. How many months does Bartle remember being with Murph before he died?

4. In Chapter 5, how long did Bartle think it had been since he saw his mother?

5. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle say that planes were carrying soldiers to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bartle say about memories in Chapter 3?

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

4. Why did a colonel come to the area where Bartle was in Chapter 4?

5. At the end of Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Bartle and why?

6. What does Bartle say will happen next at the end of Chapter 1?

7. In Chapter 4, what was a casualty feeder card?

8. What happened when Sterling returned to base in Chapter 3?

9. Where does Bartle go in Chapter 3 after he leaves the cathedral?

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

Sterling had been in three previous tours in Iraq, and he seems to be a battle-hardened soldier. How is Sterling described by Bartle? What do his actions seem to say about the man? Why can Sterling be described as a tough, but gentle man?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Snow is often mentioned in the novel. What are some times when snow is mentioned during events? What does snow symbolize in the novel?

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