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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 type of pollen was sprinkled on the earth into crosses where Ned knelt?

2. After the Long Walk, how many winters were the Navajo kept prisoners?

3. Who in Ned's family had been sent off to school after he went?

4. When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

5. When did Ned join the Marines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Navajos do in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the journey like to boarding school in Chapter 2?

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

8. What happened in April of 1942?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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