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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 many months did Ned spend on Bougainville?

2. What words would preface messages in Navajo code to alert radio operators that the Navajo were not the enemy?

3. In Chapter 18, when was there an earthquake?

4. In Saipan, how many American died between June 15 and July 13?

5. In Chapter 12, what were the first rifles that Ned and the others were issued?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was security like for the code?

2. Why was Hawaii very different for Ned?

3. What wass the geography like on Bougainville?

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

5. What was it like on Pavavu?

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

7. In Chapter 15, what desert exercise did Ned participate in, and why did the whites do so poorly?

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

9. What was the warrior's code for the Japanese?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A spoiler in literature is an element in a written work that reveals plot elements or content. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

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

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

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