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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 would the taste of the Atrabrine pills that Ned had to take stay with him?

2. When was the first time that Ned saw an enemy soldier?

3. When did Ned's training end?

4. How long did it take the Marines to secure Guadalcanal?

5. What was the D-day for Saipan in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened the first time that Bill McCabe and Sam Begay used Navajo code?

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

3. What did it take to secure Guadalcanal?

4. What advice did George Kirk give Ned and why?

5. What wass the geography like on Bougainville?

6. What happened when the invasion of Guam was delayed?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Japanese viewed war differently than the Americans and Europeans did. How did the Japanese view war differently than the Americans and Europeans did? How did the way they viewed war affect how they treated prisoners of war?

Essay Topic 2

Ned had Navajo and whites as friends. Why did Ned believe that friendship was difficult during wartime?

Essay Topic 3

Ned and other Navajo tried not to take their malaria pills. Why did Ned and other Navajo try not to take their malaria pill? How were they forced to take the pills? Why should they have been grateful that they were made to take the pills?

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