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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 color does Ned's mother wear when Ned leaves for boarding school?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Cream.

2. In Chapter 8, how long was it not unusual for Navajo not to eat, even those who had gone to boarding school?
(a) 2-3 days.
(b) 36 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 3 or 4 days.

3. In Chapter 12, how much money was Ned's platoon given to finance a ceremonial dance?
(a) $25.
(b) $20.
(c) $40.
(d) $30.

4. How many men in Ned's platoon learned to swim before he did?
(a) All of them.
(b) 14.
(c) 26.
(d) 2.

5. in 1940, how many people did the Navajo Tribal Council represent?
(a) 80,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 75,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Ned's sixth grade teacher who said he would never go anywhere and would only ever herd sheep?

2. When did the Navajo Indian stand ready to aid and defend the U.S. government and its institutions against all subversion and armed conflict?

3. What siblings are born when Ned is in boarding school?

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

5. What type of pollen was sprinkled on the earth into crosses where Ned knelt?

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