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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. What color does Ned's mother wear when Ned leaves for boarding school?
(a) Cream.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

2. When did Ned join the Marines?
(a) May 1943.
(b) April 1943.
(c) March 1943.
(d) February 1943.

3. Where does Ned learn Navajo songs and stories?
(a) By the river.
(b) Woods.
(c) Dormitories.
(d) Basement of the school or by the wood shed.

4. How long is John Roanhorse chained in the basement when he refuses to quit speaking Navajo?
(a) 5 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 3 days.

5. How old was Carl Gorman when he was chosen to be one of the first Navajo Marines?
(a) 38.
(b) 37.
(c) 36.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what time does First Sergeant Frank Shinn give a talk?

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

3. During World War I, what Indian languages were used to send messages to confuse the enemy?

4. How tall does Ned get to be?

5. In Chapter 7, where did the Navajo tribal council meet and declare war on Germany, Japan, and Italy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do students survive at boarding school?

2. What did Frank Mitchell say to Ned about the Golden Rule?

3. What happened in April of 1942?

4. How does Ned get into high school, and what good things are there about high school?

5. In Chapter 6, what happened to Ned when he forgot and spoke Navajo?

6. What happens when Ned sepaks to Mr. Reamer the second day at the mission school in Navajo?

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

8. Who is Jacob Benally?

9. What is the journey like to boarding school in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer keys)

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