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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 was the hair of the Solomon Islanders because they dyed it with lime juice?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

2. In Chapter 12, what were the first rifles that Ned and the others were issued?
(a) Springfield .06s.
(b) Springfield .03s.
(c) M1917 Enfield.
(d) Winchester 70.

3. During World War II, about how many Navajo Marines were there other than code talkers?
(a) At least 100.
(b) About 150.
(c) 90.
(d) 110.

4. In honor of the birthday of the Marines, how long were the Second and Third Raider Battalions moved off the front line and allowed to rest?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 weeks.

5. When did the Japanese invade Guam?
(a) December 8, 1941.
(b) November 3, 1941.
(c) November 22, 1941.
(d) December 19, 1941.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, how long did Admiral Conolly have his three cruiser divisions and six battleships pound the coastal defenses on Guam?

2. In Chapter 21, how many Japanese troops were on Guam?

3. What code talker was killed by friendly fire?

4. How many canteens of water did the men get when they had to cross a desert area in Chapter 15?

5. As far as Ned remembered, how many Navajo code talkers received a rank above corporal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ideas did the Japanese have about war and how did they treat prisoners of war?

2. What happened when the invasion of Guam was delayed?

3. In Chapter 15, what desert exercise did Ned participate in, and why did the whites do so poorly?

4. What recommendations were made for having code talkers in regiments, battalions, regiments, scout companies, and divisions?

5. What did the Navajo believe about corpses, and how did they deal with that in combat?

6. How did Ned try to avoid taking Atabrine, and how did the watch officer get him and the other Navajos to take it?

7. What was the warrior's code for the Japanese?

8. What did it take to secure Guadalcanal?

9. What advice did George Kirk give Ned and why?

10. What happened to the Japanese women and children on Saipan when the Marines invaded and why?

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