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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men in Ned's platoon learned to swim before he did?
(a) 2.
(b) 14.
(c) 26.
(d) All of them.

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

3. What clan was Jacob Benally born to?
(a) Black Sheep.
(b) Salt.
(c) Yellow House.
(d) Zuni.

4. When did the Navajo Indian stand ready to aid and defend the U.S. government and its institutions against all subversion and armed conflict?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1915.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. 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) Made him drink vinegar.
(c) Made him stay on campus during a weekend.
(d) Set him in front of the class with a dunce cap on his head.

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

14. By the time Mr. Reemer gives Ned his name, how many boys have received the name John?
(a) 15.
(b) More than 20.
(c) 11.
(d) About 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Reemer do in Chapter 4 when Ned speaks Navajo?

3. When did Ned join the Marines?

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

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

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