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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ned always carry with him and used when he greeted the dawn?
(a) Corn pollen.
(b) Bee pollen.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Abalone.

2. By the time Mr. Reemer gives Ned his name, how many boys have received the name John?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) About 30.
(d) More than 20.

3. In Chapter 1, who in Ned's family has been to the white man's school?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Uncle.
(d) 2 aunts.

4. When First Sergeant Frank Shinn asked for Navajo recruits, how old could recruits be?
(a) Between 18 and 35.
(b) Between 21 and 40.
(c) Between 17 and 32.
(d) Between 19 and 40.

5. What is the subject of a social studies paper Ned writes his first year in high school?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Spain.
(c) French.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Jacob Benally serve as an interpreter for Ned and the other Navajo children?

2. Who says goodbye to Ned from his bed in Chapter 1?

3. What color hair does the man have who yells at the Navajo children on their first day at boarding school?

4. Before being shipped to the South Pacific, how long was the training exercise Ned and his platoon had on the Big Island of Hawaii?

5. Where does Ned learn Navajo songs and stories?

(see the answer key)

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