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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. In Chapter 6, when did the Navjo Tribal Council pass a special resolution?
2. In Chapter 5, what American Indian athlete did Ned and other boys wants to be like?
3. Where does Ned learn Navajo songs and stories?
4. What siblings are born when Ned is in boarding school?
5. In Chapter 8, how long was it not unusual for Navajo not to eat, even those who had gone to boarding school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did the idea of using Navajo for a code for battlefield messages come from?
2. What happened in April of 1942?
3. What is the journey like to boarding school in Chapter 2?
4. How does Ned say goodbye to his great-grandfather?
5. Where were Ned and his fellow Navajo recruits taken after graduation day?
6. Who is Jacob Benally?
7. What was the only condition that Ned's parents had when he asked to be able to enlist in Chapter 9?
8. What does Ned's mother look like when he goes to boarding school for the first time?
9. What happens when Ned sepaks to Mr. Reamer the second day at the mission school in Navajo?
10. What did Navajos do in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is a sickness of the mind caused by trauma during a battle or other stressful times. How did Ned and other Marines develop PTSD? How did they handle PTSD? Was Ned able to conquer his PTSD?
Essay Topic 3
In the Marines, Ned learned important things about whites and Indians. What important things did Ned learn about whites and Indians in the Marines? Why did he realize that white men were not superior to Indians?
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