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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Navao men developed the secret code?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 29.
(d) 31.

2. In Chapter 3, where did Ned and the other children have their hair cut?
(a) Little shed.
(b) Back garden.
(c) Yard.
(d) Front porch.

3. Who takes Ned to the boarding school?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Father.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Uncle.

4. In Chapter 9, how many Hogan Songs began the evening of the Blessingway ceremony?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

5. in 1940, how many people did the Navajo Tribal Council represent?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 80,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 60,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what American Indian athlete did Ned and other boys wants to be like?

2. Who does Ned's uncle say made the final war against the Navajos?

3. In what sports did the older boys have teams?

4. In Chapter 6, what did Mr. Straight do to Ned when he spoke one word of Navjo?

5. What is the subject of a social studies paper Ned writes his first year in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clothes are the Navajo children given when they come to the boarding school?

2. Why did people in America become worried about the Japanese and Germans in Chapter 6?

3. What did Ned learn about white men in Chapter 10?

4. What happened in April of 1942?

5. Who were chosen for the first Navajo platoon, and how long did it take to hear from them?

6. Where did the idea of using Navajo for a code for battlefield messages come from?

7. Where were Ned and his fellow Navajo recruits taken after graduation day?

8. What does Ned say about learning to speak and understand English?

9. Why is it a big deal to cut off the Navajo children's hair?

10. What was the only condition that Ned's parents had when he asked to be able to enlist in Chapter 9?

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