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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. During the Blessingway ceremony, how many pinches of pollen was Ned given to eat?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

8. When did Ned join the Marines?
(a) April 1943.
(b) March 1943.
(c) February 1943.
(d) May 1943.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What color hair does the man have who yells at the Navajo children on their first day at boarding school?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blond.
(d) Red.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the number of the all Navajo platoon?

3. Where does Ned learn Navajo songs and stories?

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

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

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