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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Jacob Benally serve as an interpreter for Ned and the other Navajo children?
(a) Half a day.
(b) 1 day.
(c) A few hours.
(d) 2 days.

2. What words were like magic when Ned had to deal with teachers?
(a) "Yes, master" or "Yes, mistress."
(b) "Yes, mister" or "Yes, Mrs."
(c) "Yes, teacher."
(d) "Yes, ma'am" or "Yes, sir."

3. In Chapter 3, where did Ned and the other children have their hair cut?
(a) Little shed.
(b) Back garden.
(c) Yard.
(d) Front porch.

4. In Chapter 6, when did the Navjo Tribal Council pass a special resolution?
(a) June 1940.
(b) May 1940.
(c) July 1940
(d) August 1940.

5. What color hair does the man have who yells at the Navajo children on their first day at boarding school?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blond.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles were Navajo used to walking to the trading post to carry a 100-pound bag of flour back home?

2. In Chapter 12, what was the second type of rifle that Ned and the others were issued?

3. In Chapter 9, how many Hogan Songs began the evening of the Blessingway ceremony?

4. What songs were sung during a ceremonial dance in Chapter 12?

5. When Bill McCable and Sam Begay first send a message in code, how long did it take them?

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