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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 5, what did John want to do when he came home?

2. What is the date in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Murph when he did not reply when Sterling told him to stay close to Bartle?

4. In Chapter 1, what color jalopies did people ride in in Al Tafar?

5. In Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Bartle after Bartle spoke with Mrs. Murphy?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who was Spc. Miriam Jackson, and how did she die?

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, what had Bartle, Murph, and the other soldiers been doing for four days?

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

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

7. What does Bartle say about Sterling in Chapter 2?

8. In Chapter 1, who was Malik and what happened to him?

9. How many had the war killed by September in Chapter 1?

10. How did Bartle describe the bargirl he meets in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 7, Bartle dreams of a field of horses. What horse is particularly important in Bartle’s dream? What does the horse symbolize about Bartle and his future?

Essay Topic 3

Murph begins spending time watching a female medic near the medic station. Why does Murph begin spending time watching the female medic? How much gentleness and kindness does Murph have in his life as a soldier? What does the girl represent to Murph, and why does he watch her?

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