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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 23, what did Smitty pour over Ned's head to wish in the New Year?

2. How many white men did Major Shannon try to have become code talkers?

3. How many code talkers were recommended for every signal company in Chapter 19?

4. To what division was Ned assigned to the signal corps in Chapter 13?

5. What did "Banzai" (123) mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ideas did the Japanese have about war and how did they treat prisoners of war?

2. Of the 12 landing zones in Chapter 17, why was Blue Beach the worst?

3. What recommendations were made for having code talkers in regiments, battalions, regiments, scout companies, and divisions?

4. What wass the geography like on Bougainville?

5. What did the Navajo believe about corpses, and how did they deal with that in combat?

6. How did Ned try to avoid taking Atabrine, and how did the watch officer get him and the other Navajos to take it?

7. What did it take to secure Guadalcanal?

8. What did Ned see from the ship when the shelling began on Bougainville?

9. What was security like for the code?

10. In Chapter 22, why was Ned sent to Hawaii?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?

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