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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. When was the first time that Ned saw an enemy soldier?
2. In Chapter 12, what were the first rifles that Ned and the others were issued?
3. In Chapter 19, where did the code talkers go?
4. How many men in the Japanese garrison on Saipan were wiped out?
5. How long would the taste of the Atrabrine pills that Ned had to take stay with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Operation Forager?
2. Why did the code talkers go back to Hawaii in Chapter 19?
3. What did it take to secure Guadalcanal?
4. What happened to the Japanese women and children on Saipan when the Marines invaded and why?
5. What ideas did the Japanese have about war and how did they treat prisoners of war?
6. What advice did George Kirk give Ned and why?
7. Of the 12 landing zones in Chapter 17, why was Blue Beach the worst?
8. How were Ned and the others allowed to speak their language at Camp Elliott and how did it make them feel?
9. What was the warrior's code for the Japanese?
10. In Chapter 15, what desert exercise did Ned participate in, and why did the whites do so poorly?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
In boarding school, Ned and other children were punished for speaking their native language. How were the children supposed to forget their language, their culture, and everything about being Indian? Were they subjected to cultural genocide?
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