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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall does Ned get to be?
(a) 5 feet 6 inches.
(b) A few inches above 5 feet.
(c) 5 feet 9 inches.
(d) 6 feet 1 inch.

2. What image is on the back of Ned's medal?
(a) Indian by a tipi.
(b) Indian by a river.
(c) Mountain.
(d) Indian on a horse.

3. In Chapter 7, what time does First Sergeant Frank Shinn give a talk?
(a) 11:30 a.m.
(b) 11 a.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 1:30 p.m.

4. How long had it been since Ned's Blessingway ceremony in Chapter 9?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 63 years.
(c) 55 years.
(d) 57 years.

5. Usually after how many weeks of boot camp were new recruits given a ten-day pass?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

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

7. How long after the original Navajo men were enlisted in the Marines did two Navajo men come as instructors for the next group of Navajo recruits?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 4 months.

8. What high school is Ned able to attend?
(a) St. Joseph's Indian School.
(b) Santa Fe High School.
(c) Red Cloud High School.
(d) Navajo High School.

9. When Ned joined the Marines, how many other Navajo Indians took the bus from Fort Defiance to Fort Wingate to be sworn in?
(a) 65.
(b) Over 60.
(c) About 50.
(d) 55.

10. Who does Ned's uncle say made the final war against the Navajos?
(a) Col. Edwin Sumner.
(b) James H. Carleton.
(c) Kit Carson.
(d) Manuel Antonio Chaves.

11. Who in Ned's family had been sent off to school after he went?
(a) 3 younger brothers and younger sister.
(b) 1 younger brother and 3 younger sisters.
(c) 3 younger brothers and 2 younger sisters.
(d) 2 young brothers and 2 younger sisters.

12. In Chapter 1, how old is Ned when he is sent to boarding school?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

13. Who says goodbye to Ned from his bed in Chapter 1?
(a) Great-grandfather.
(b) Great-aunt.
(c) Great-uncle.
(d) Great-grandmother.

14. What color dresses are the girls given in Chapter 3?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Navy.

15. What was the English name of the singer who was asked to do the Blessingway for Ned before he enlisted in the Marines?
(a) Charles Baker.
(b) Vincent Longbranch.
(c) Frank Mitchell.
(d) Peter Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks does it take to choose the men for the first group of Navajo Marines?

2. When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

3. How many Navao men developed the secret code?

4. In Chapter 6, what did Mr. Straight do to Ned when he spoke one word of Navjo?

5. Who takes Ned to the boarding school?

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