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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the number of the all Navajo platoon?
(a) 343rd.
(b) 398th.
(c) 379th.
(d) 382nd.

2. In Chapter 8, how long was it not unusual for Navajo not to eat, even those who had gone to boarding school?
(a) 3 or 4 days.
(b) 48 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 2-3 days.

3. 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.

4. What type of pollen was sprinkled on the earth into crosses where Ned knelt?
(a) Sagebrush.
(b) Oak.
(c) Grass.
(d) Corn.

5. In Chapter 9, what did Ned do between the time between the noon meal and the evening when the Blessingway ceremony began?
(a) Hung out with his friends.
(b) Went to a quiet place and thought.
(c) Took a nap.
(d) Read a book.

6. How long is John Roanhorse chained in the basement when he refuses to quit speaking Navajo?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) A week.

7. In Chapter 11, where did the non-Indian Marines go?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Pacific.
(d) Furlough.

8. How old was Carl Gorman when he was chosen to be one of the first Navajo Marines?
(a) 38.
(b) 37.
(c) 35.
(d) 36.

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

10. How long does Jacob Benally serve as an interpreter for Ned and the other Navajo children?
(a) A few hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) Half a day.
(d) 1 day.

11. How many tall, uniformed Navajo boys cut the hair off Ned and the other children?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

12. When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
(a) December 8, 1941.
(b) December 1, 1941.
(c) December 3, 1941.
(d) December 7, 1941.

13. 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) 4 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 months.

14. In Chapter 3, where did Ned and the other children have their hair cut?
(a) Back garden.
(b) Front porch.
(c) Yard.
(d) Little shed.

15. How long does the trip take to the boarding school?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) Several days.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Blessingway ceremony, how many pinches of pollen was Ned given to eat?

2. How many of the men in Johnny Manuelito platoon washed out?

3. What clan was Jacob Benally born to?

4. Where does Ned learn Navajo songs and stories?

5. When First Sergeant Frank Shinn asked for Navajo recruits, how old could recruits be?

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