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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 Bartle hear that seemed like it was coming straight for his bed?

2. What was the name of the saint who was injured by arrows in a picture Bartle saw in a cathedral?

3. In Chapter 4, what color was Murph's girlfriend's hair?

4. In Chapter 3, where was the bargirl hurt when Sterling shoved her?

5. In Chapter 4, what did a runner bring from battalion headquarters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the bar like where Bartle went in the airport in Chapter 5?

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

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

6. How did Bartle remember Mrs. Murphy's appearance in Chapter 2?

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

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

9. What did the cathedral look like in Chapter 3?

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

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

The Yellow Birds is told from a first-person point of view. How does the point of view influence the story? How is what readers known about events and characters determined by the point of view of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Although in his early 20s, Bartle is still a boy at the beginning of the novel. Explain how the experiences that Bartle endures change him from a boy to a person tortured by the past to a man able to face the future.

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