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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what were the first rifles that Ned and the others were issued?
(a) Springfield .03s.
(b) Springfield .06s.
(c) M1917 Enfield.
(d) Winchester 70.

2. In Chapter 19, how many code talkers was each Marine division expected to have?
(a) 100.
(b) 80.
(c) 90.
(d) 110.

3. What was the name of the lieutenant who ordered Bill McCable and Sam Begay to send a sample field message when they first arrived on the battlefield?
(a) Watson.
(b) Nelson.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Miller.

4. How many Navajo would work in the field together?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

5. How tall was the birthday cake in Chapter 18 for the Marine Corps?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 4 feet.
(d) 3 feet.

6. Where was the code kept?
(a) Each man had a copy.
(b) Pearl Harbor and Camp Elliott.
(c) Camp Elliott.
(d) Pentagon.

7. What word was assigned to the letter Z in Chapter 12?
(a) Zinc.
(b) Zipper.
(c) Zoo.
(d) Zucchini.

8. What code talker was killed by friendly fire?
(a) George Kir.
(b) Harry Tsosie.
(c) Bill Toledo.
(d) Sam Begay.

9. In Chapter 18, how long had it been since the Marine Corps was founded?
(a) 119 years.
(b) 138 years.
(c) 117 years.
(d) 142 years.

10. What did "Banzai" (123) mean?
(a) 50,000 years.
(b) 10,000 years.
(c) 100,000 years.
(d) 500,000 years.

11. Which division did the general command who wrote, "The Navajos have proved to be excellent Marines, intelligent, industrious . . ." (137)?
(a) Fourth.
(b) First.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Second.

12. In Chapter 20, which task force were the Second and Fourth Marine Divisions in?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Northern.
(c) Western.
(d) Southern.

13. In honor of the birthday of the Marines, how long were the Second and Third Raider Battalions moved off the front line and allowed to rest?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

14. As far as Ned remembered, how many Navajo code talkers received a rank above corporal?
(a) 11.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

15. When did Ned and his division practice landing exercises in Chapter 15?
(a) September 30 to October 1.
(b) October 17 to 19.
(c) September 18 to September 30.
(d) October 9 to 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Ned's division was on Eniwetok, how long were other Marine units kept cooped up on transport ships waiting in Chapter 21?

2. How many canteens of water did the men get when they had to cross a desert area in Chapter 15?

3. When did the Japanese invade Guam?

4. What was the name of Ned's sixth grade teacher who said he would never go anywhere and would only ever herd sheep?

5. How many men in the Japanese garrison on Saipan were wiped out?

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