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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. How large is Iwo Jima?
(a) 3 1/2 miles long and 4 miles wide.
(b) 6 miles long and 4 miles wide.
(c) 4 1/2 miles long and 2 1/2 miles wide.
(d) 5 miles long and 3 miles wide.

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

3. How many aircraft carriers did the Fifth Fleet have?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

4. When was an assault planned on Iwo Jima?
(a) February 1945.
(b) March 1945.
(c) January 1945.
(d) April 1945.

5. During World War I, what Indian languages were used to send messages to confuse the enemy?
(a) Cree and Ojibwe.
(b) Cherokee and Chickasaw.
(c) Blackfoot and Apache.
(d) Quechua and Guarani.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Ned to the boarding school?

2. In Chapter 1, who in Ned's family has been to the white man's school?

3. In Chapter 24, how many miles of tunnels did Ned say there were on Iwo Jima?

4. What became Ned's occupation?

5. How far was Iwo Jima from Tokyo?

(see the answer key)

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