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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what American Indian athlete did Ned and other boys wants to be like?
(a) Lewis Tewanima.
(b) Jim Thorpe.
(c) Joe Hipp Blackfeet.
(d) Billy Mills.

2. How old was William Yazzie when he was chosen to be one of the first Navajo Marines?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

3. What clan was Ned born for?
(a) Reed.
(b) Blue Bird.
(c) Crystal Rock.
(d) Mud.

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

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

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

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

8. In what sports did the older boys have teams?
(a) Basketball, soccer, and lacrosse.
(b) Baseball and football.
(c) Basketball, baseball, and football.
(d) Basketball and baseball.

9. What type of Indian was Ira Hayes?
(a) Paiute.
(b) Arapho.
(c) Chitmacha.
(d) Pima.

10. What does Ned's uncle usually fix each morning for breakfast?
(a) Rabbit and beans.
(b) Frybread.
(c) Hominy.
(d) Mutton and beans.

11. What siblings are born when Ned is in boarding school?
(a) 2 brothers.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) 3 brothers and a sister.
(d) 2 sisters and a brother.

12. What was the destination of the Long Walk the Navajo had to make?
(a) Fort Sumner.
(b) Bosque Redondo.
(c) Fort Defiance.
(d) Fort Union.

13. How many crates of canned goods do the students at Ned's high school collect to send to Japan in Chapter 5?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

14. What name does Mr. Reemer give many of the boys?
(a) John.
(b) Paul.
(c) Luke.
(d) David.

15. What is the subject of a social studies paper Ned writes his first year in high school?
(a) Spain.
(b) French.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 3, where did Ned and the other children have their hair cut?

3. in 1940, how many people did the Navajo Tribal Council represent?

4. In Chapter 11, where did the non-Indian Marines go?

5. After the Long Walk, how many winters were the Navajo kept prisoners?

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