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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what type of rifles did Japanese snipers use?
(a) Arisaka bolt action rifles.
(b) .25 caliber rifles.
(c) 99 short rifles.
(d) Kokura rifles.

2. How many men in the Japanese garrison on Saipan were wiped out?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 30,000.

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

4. In Chapter 21, when was the Third Marine Division supposed to land on Guam before Admiral Spruance sent the Twenty-seventh Army Division?
(a) June 18.
(b) June 21.
(c) June 1.
(d) June 30.

5. How far did Gene-Gene, sort of a chief of the Solomon Islanders, swim through shark- and crocodile-infested waters to tell an American Ranger squad where the Japanese were?
(a) 3 1/2 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 2 1/2 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

6. In Chapter 21, how long did Admiral Conolly have his three cruiser divisions and six battleships pound the coastal defenses on Guam?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 17 days.
(d) 13 days.

7. In Saipan, how many American died between June 15 and July 13?
(a) About 4,000.
(b) Over 3,000.
(c) 3,200.
(d) 4,100.

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

9. In Chapter 12, how much money was Ned's platoon given to finance a ceremonial dance?
(a) $25.
(b) $30.
(c) $20.
(d) $40.

10. During World War II, about how many Navajo Marines were there other than code talkers?
(a) 110.
(b) 90.
(c) At least 100.
(d) About 150.

11. In Chapter 12, who translated the Marine Corps Hymn into Navajo?
(a) John Smith.
(b) John Benally.
(c) Ned.
(d) Jimmy King.

12. How many men from Ned's class of code talkers were chosen to be new instructors?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

13. In Chapter 18, how many days did the Marines spend on Cape Torokina setting up their base and strengthening their position?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

14. While Ned's division was on Eniwetok, how long were other Marine units kept cooped up on transport ships waiting in Chapter 21?
(a) 4 months.
(b) Almost 2 months.
(c) About 3 months.
(d) 5 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months did Ned spend on Bougainville?

2. When Bill McCable and Sam Begay first send a message in code, how long did it take them?

3. Before being shipped to the South Pacific, how long was the training exercise Ned and his platoon had on the Big Island of Hawaii?

4. Where was Ned being sent in Chapter 13 for further training with code talkers who had experienced battle?

5. What was the name of the Corporal who taught Ned and the others Morse Code?

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