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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many miles were Navajo used to walking to the trading post to carry a 100-pound bag of flour back home?

3. In Chapter 5, what American Indian athlete did Ned and other boys wants to be like?

4. By the time Mr. Reemer gives Ned his name, how many boys have received the name John?

5. In Chapter 6, what did Mr. Straight do to Ned when he spoke one word of Navjo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the only condition that Ned's parents had when he asked to be able to enlist in Chapter 9?

2. What did Ned tell the recruiter when he went to enlist?

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

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

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

6. Who is Jacob Benally?

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

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

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

10. What happened in April of 1942?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendly fire is an attack by military troops on their own or neutral troops. What are some examples of friendly fire in the novel? Why was it difficult to avoid instances of friendly fire?

Essay Topic 2

The code talkers were trained in secrecy. Why were the code talkers trained in secrecy? Why did they have to keep the code in their head? Why was the code not written down and carried into battle?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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