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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many words were in the secret Navajo code when it began?
(a) 270.
(b) 205.
(c) 215.
(d) 265.

3. How many more words were assigned for the letters, A, E, I, O, U, D, H, L, N, R, S, and T?
(a) 11.
(b) 22.
(c) 17.
(d) 31.

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

5. What size was Saipan?
(a) 14 miles long and 5 miles wide.
(b) 20 miles long and 3 miles wide.
(c) 18 miles long and 7 miles wide.
(d) 10 miles long and 8 miles wide.

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

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

8. Where did the Seabees build a base for PT boats in Chapter 18?
(a) Karesau Island.
(b) Walis Island.
(c) Puruata Island.
(d) Rabuin Island.

9. How many canteens of water did the men get when they had to cross a desert area in Chapter 15?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

10. What songs were sung during a ceremonial dance in Chapter 12?
(a) Sun and Moon song.
(b) Rainbow and Earth songs.
(c) House and Mountain songs.
(d) Riding and Bluebird songs.

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

12. What was the name of the general that Sam Begay and Bill McCabe were to report to when they were first sent to the Canal?
(a) General Vandegrift.
(b) General King.
(c) General Spaatz.
(d) General Nimitz.

13. 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) 13 days.
(c) 17 days.
(d) 11 days.

14. In Chapter 13, how long did it take to send a message in white code?
(a) 180 minutes.
(b) At least 4 hours.
(c) About 5 hours.
(d) 90 minutes.

15. In Chapter 18, who was one of the PT boat pilots that Smitty offered to introduce Ned to?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) Mel Brooks.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Lenny Bruce.

Short Answer Questions

1. As far as Ned remembered, how many Navajo code talkers received a rank above corporal?

2. How many men from Ned's class of code talkers were chosen to be new instructors?

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. How long would the taste of the Atrabrine pills that Ned had to take stay with him?

5. As the code grew, where would code talkers meet to update everyone on any changes or additions made to the code?

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