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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-Author's Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the first time that Ned saw an enemy soldier?
(a) November 21.
(b) November 7.
(c) November 30.
(d) November 19.

2. In what Marine platoon was Ned?
(a) 286th.
(b) 219th.
(c) 303rd.
(d) 297th.

3. When did the major part of the Fifth Fleet drop anchor off the shore of Iwo Jima?
(a) February 3, 1945.
(b) February 11, 1945.
(c) February 19, 1945.
(d) February 28, 1945.

4. How long would the taste of the Atrabrine pills that Ned had to take stay with him?
(a) Hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

5. How did Samuel kill chickens on Saipan?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Bayonet.
(c) Boomerang.
(d) Slingshot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many aircraft carriers did the Fifth Fleet have?

3. As the code grew, where would code talkers meet to update everyone on any changes or additions made to the code?

4. When did Ned and his division practice landing exercises in Chapter 15?

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

(see the answer key)

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