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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. 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?

2. What color hair does the man have who yells at the Navajo children on their first day at boarding school?

3. What was the destination of the Long Walk the Navajo had to make?

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

5. In Chapter 6, when did the Navjo Tribal Council pass a special resolution?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did people in America become worried about the Japanese and Germans in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

8. What does Ned's mother look like when he goes to boarding school for the first time?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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