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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall does Ned get to be?
(a) A few inches above 5 feet.
(b) 6 feet 1 inch.
(c) 5 feet 6 inches.
(d) 5 feet 9 inches.

2. How many miles were Navajo used to walking to the trading post to carry a 100-pound bag of flour back home?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

3. Who takes Ned to the boarding school?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

4. What does Ned decide he wants to be someday in Chapter 5?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Athlete.
(d) Teacher.

5. How old was Carl Gorman when he was chosen to be one of the first Navajo Marines?
(a) 38.
(b) 36.
(c) 35.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what sports did the older boys have teams?

2. How many men in Ned's platoon learned to swim before he did?

3. When Ned joined the Marines, how many other Navajo Indians took the bus from Fort Defiance to Fort Wingate to be sworn in?

4. Who in Ned's family had been sent off to school after he went?

5. In Chapter 1, how old is Ned when he is sent to boarding school?

(see the answer key)

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