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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 miles were Navajo used to walking to the trading post to carry a 100-pound bag of flour back home?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

2. When Ned joined the Marines, how many other Navajo Indians took the bus from Fort Defiance to Fort Wingate to be sworn in?
(a) 65.
(b) 55.
(c) About 50.
(d) Over 60.

3. What siblings are born when Ned is in boarding school?
(a) 2 brothers.
(b) 2 sisters and a brother.
(c) 3 brothers and a sister.
(d) Brother and sister.

4. In Chapter 6, what did Mr. Straight do to Ned when he spoke one word of Navjo?
(a) Made him drink vinegar.
(b) Set him in front of the class with a dunce cap on his head.
(c) Slapped his hand with a ruller.
(d) Made him stay on campus during a weekend.

5. After the Long Walk, how many winters were the Navajo kept prisoners?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

2. Where was the high school Ned attended in Chapter 7 near tribal offices?

3. Usually after how many weeks of boot camp were new recruits given a ten-day pass?

4. How many weeks does it take to choose the men for the first group of Navajo Marines?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Navajos have a better chance of getting through boot camp than most white men?

3. What does Ned's mother look like when he goes to boarding school for the first time?

4. Who is Jacob Benally?

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

6. How does Ned say goodbye to his great-grandfather?

7. What did Navajos do in Chapter 7?

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

9. What happened in April of 1942?

10. What happens when John Roanhorse refuses to quick speaking Navajo?

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