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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. What clan was Jacob Benally born to?
(a) Zuni.
(b) Black Sheep.
(c) Yellow House.
(d) Salt.

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

3. In Chapter 6, what did Mr. Straight do to Ned when he spoke one word of Navjo?
(a) Made him stay on campus during a weekend.
(b) Slapped his hand with a ruller.
(c) Set him in front of the class with a dunce cap on his head.
(d) Made him drink vinegar.

4. How far did the Boeing B-29 bomber planes fly round trip from the Marianas Island to Japan?
(a) 2,500 miles.
(b) 2,750 miles.
(c) 3,000 miles.
(d) 3,500 miles.

5. What was the name of Ned's sixth grade teacher who said he would never go anywhere and would only ever herd sheep?
(a) Mr. Edwards.
(b) Mr. Davis.
(c) Mr. Lawson.
(d) Mr. Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color does Ned's mother wear when Ned leaves for boarding school?

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

4. What was the name of the general that Sam Begay and Bill McCabe were to report to when they were first sent to the Canal?

5. How long is John Roanhorse chained in the basement when he refuses to quit speaking Navajo?

(see the answer key)

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