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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 4, how old did Bartle think that the LT was?
2. In Chapter 4 after the colonel's speech, what percent security did the LT say the troops would be on?
3. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?
4. What was the name of the saint who was injured by arrows in a picture Bartle saw in a cathedral?
5. In Chapter 4, what did a runner bring from battalion headquarters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bartle say will happen next at the end of Chapter 1?
2. In Chapter 1, who was Malik and what happened to him?
3. When Bartle lays down at the end of Chapter 5, what was going through his mind?
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. In Chapter 5, what did the men on the plane from Germany do when they see the ocean?
7. How does Bartle describe the lieutenant in Chapter 1?
8. In Chapter 5, how did Bartle describe what he saw as he stared out the window after the plane came to the Atlantic Ocean?
9. What did Sterling do at the end of Chapter 4?
10. Where does Bartle go in Chapter 3 after he leaves the cathedral?
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
In Chapter 1, Bartle asks the question “What kind of men are we?” (21). What does he mean by that question at that time? What responsibility does he take for that man’s death? What does this incident foreshadow about the way that Bartle makes himself responsible for the tragedies he is a part of, especially Murph’s death? What does Bartle decide about the type of man that he is?
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