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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 23, what did Smitty pour over Ned's head to wish in the New Year?
(a) Beer.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Coke.
(d) Scotch.

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

5. As the code grew, where would code talkers meet to update everyone on any changes or additions made to the code?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) Hickam Field.
(c) Diamond Head.
(d) Barbers Point.

6. What grade was Ned's sister in who wrote a letter their parents dictated that Ned received in Chapter 18?
(a) 6th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 5th.

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

8. 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) 5 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 weeks.

9. How long did it take the Marines to secure Guadalcanal?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 10 month.
(d) 7 months.

10. Before being shipped to the South Pacific, how long was the training exercise Ned and his platoon had on the Big Island of Hawaii?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 days.

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

12. In Chapter 21, how many Japanese troops were on Guam?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 22,000.

13. When was the first time that Ned saw an enemy soldier?
(a) November 21.
(b) November 7.
(c) November 30.
(d) November 19.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was D-day for Bougainville?

2. In Chapter 21, when was the Third Marine Division supposed to land on Guam before Admiral Spruance sent the Twenty-seventh Army Division?

3. In Chapter 12, what was the second type of rifle that Ned and the others were issued?

4. In Chapter 12, what was Ned's nickname that Hosteen Mitchel gave him?

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

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