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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Miller.
(c) Nelson.
(d) Hunt.

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

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

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

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

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

7. How long would the taste of the Atrabrine pills that Ned had to take stay with him?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) Hours.

8. In Chapter 15, how long was it supposed to take the men to cross the desert area on foot?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 4 days.

9. What was the name of the Corporal who taught Ned and the others Morse Code?
(a) Price.
(b) Chester.
(c) Radant.
(d) Wilkins.

10. What was the D-day for Saipan in Chapter 20?
(a) May 17, 1944.
(b) August 11, 1944.
(c) June 15, 1944.
(d) July 3, 1944.

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

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

13. When did Ned's training end?
(a) May 1943.
(b) July 1943.
(c) June 1943.
(d) August 1943.

14. In Chapter 19, where did the code talkers go?
(a) Espiritu Santo.
(b) Efate.
(c) Vanuatu.
(d) Hawaii.

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

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. To what division was Ned assigned to the signal corps in Chapter 13?

3. How tall was the birthday cake in Chapter 18 for the Marine Corps?

4. In Chapter 15, how many men were in the Third Division, Ninth Regiment?

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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