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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Navao men developed the secret code?
(a) 19.
(b) 29.
(c) 16.
(d) 31.

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

3. When in Chapter 7, was a message sent that the Marines were looking for Navajos who spoke English and Navajo?
(a) March 1942.
(b) May 1942.
(c) April 1942.
(d) June 1942.

4. How far is the boarding school from Ned's home?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 180 miles.
(c) About 50 miles.
(d) More than 100 miles.

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

6. What was Johnny Manuelito's rank when he was sent to recruit more Navajos for the Marines?
(a) Staff Sergeant.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Corporal.
(d) Lance Corporal.

7. Who takes Ned to the boarding school?
(a) Father.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Uncle.

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

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

10. How many of the men in Johnny Manuelito platoon washed out?
(a) 0.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

11. How many miles were Navajo used to walking to the trading post to carry a 100-pound bag of flour back home?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, when did the Navjo Tribal Council pass a special resolution?

2. What high school is Ned able to attend?

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

4. What is the subject of a social studies paper Ned writes his first year in high school?

5. In Chapter 8, how long was it not unusual for Navajo not to eat, even those who had gone to boarding school?

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