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

2. When Ned joined the Marines, how many other Navajo Indians took the bus from Fort Defiance to Fort Wingate to be sworn in?

3. What words were like magic when Ned had to deal with teachers?

4. How old was Carl Gorman when he was chosen to be one of the first Navajo Marines?

5. When First Sergeant Frank Shinn asked for Navajo recruits, how old could recruits be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ned's uncle retell the history about the Navajo and the Mexicans?

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

5. What does Ned say about learning to speak and understand English?

6. Why is it a big deal to cut off the Navajo children's hair?

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

8. What did Ned learn about white men in Chapter 10?

9. What did Navajos do in Chapter 7?

10. Who is Jacob Benally?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ned and other code talkers were proud of their role. Why were Ned and other code talkers proud of their role? What did their satisfaction with their role reveal about the differences between pride and self-importance?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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