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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. In Chapter 18, who was one of the PT boat pilots that Smitty offered to introduce Ned to?
(a) Lenny Bruce.
(b) Jimmy Stewart.
(c) Mel Brooks.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

2. In Chapter 12, what was Ned's nickname that Hosteen Mitchel gave him?
(a) Ant.
(b) Beetle.
(c) Bee.
(d) Cricket.

3. When Bill McCable and Sam Begay first send a message in code, how long did it take them?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
(d) 3 minuts and 45 seconds.

4. When were the Marianas Islands the next target in the Marine island-hopping campaign?
(a) May 1944.
(b) July 1944.
(c) August 1944.
(d) June 1944.

5. In Chapter 18, how many days did the Marines spend on Cape Torokina setting up their base and strengthening their position?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what division was Ned assigned to the signal corps in Chapter 13?

2. When did Ned and his division practice landing exercises in Chapter 15?

3. Where was Ned being sent in Chapter 13 for further training with code talkers who had experienced battle?

4. In Chapter 12, how much money was Ned's platoon given to finance a ceremonial dance?

5. Which division did the general command who wrote, "The Navajos have proved to be excellent Marines, intelligent, industrious . . ." (137)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Of the 12 landing zones in Chapter 17, why was Blue Beach the worst?

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

3. What was it like on Pavavu?

4. What was Operation Cartwheel?

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

6. What happened the first time that Bill McCabe and Sam Begay used Navajo code?

7. What was security like for the code?

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

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

10. What wass the geography like on Bougainville?

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