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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color does Ned's mother wear when Ned leaves for boarding school?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Cream.

3. in 1940, how many people did the Navajo Tribal Council represent?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 80,000.

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

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

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

7. What does Mr. Reemer do in Chapter 4 when Ned speaks Navajo?
(a) Slaps his mouth.
(b) Ties him to a chair and stuffs a gag in his mouth.
(c) Whips him.
(d) Washes his mouth with soap.

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

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

10. When First Sergeant Frank Shinn asked for Navajo recruits, how old could recruits be?
(a) Between 18 and 35.
(b) Between 17 and 32.
(c) Between 21 and 40.
(d) Between 19 and 40.

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

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

13. Who does Ned's uncle say made the final war against the Navajos?
(a) Col. Edwin Sumner.
(b) Kit Carson.
(c) James H. Carleton.
(d) Manuel Antonio Chaves.

14. In Chapter 6, when did the Navjo Tribal Council pass a special resolution?
(a) June 1940.
(b) May 1940.
(c) July 1940
(d) August 1940.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Mr. Reemer gives Ned his name, how many boys have received the name John?

2. Where is the mission school located that Ned is taken to in Chapter 1?

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

4. How many crates of canned goods do the students at Ned's high school collect to send to Japan in Chapter 5?

5. What clan was Ned born for?

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