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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. Where is the mission school located that Ned is taken to in Chapter 1?
(a) Chinle.
(b) Gallup.
(c) Many Farms.
(d) Holbrook.

2. What clan was Jacob Benally born to?
(a) Salt.
(b) Black Sheep.
(c) Zuni.
(d) Yellow House.

3. How many crates of canned goods do the students at Ned's high school collect to send to Japan in Chapter 5?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

5. How long after the original Navajo men were enlisted in the Marines did two Navajo men come as instructors for the next group of Navajo recruits?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tall, uniformed Navajo boys cut the hair off Ned and the other children?

2. What siblings are born when Ned is in boarding school?

3. What high school is Ned able to attend?

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

5. What was the number of the all Navajo platoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in April of 1942?

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

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

4. How does Ned's uncle retell the history about the Navajo and the Mexicans?

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

6. Who is Jacob Benally?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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