Code Talker - Quiz 1 (Chapters 1-5)

Why does Kii Yazhi have to go away to school?

• There is no form of education on the reservation.

• His family wanted society to think of him as a white person.

• He needs to learn the ways and language of the white people so that he can help his own people.

• The Navajos thought that it was important to have an equal representation to the white people in their schools.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who is Kii Yazhi telling this story to?

• His family

• His grandchildren

• his co-workers

• the government

What is one thing the school couldn't successfully take from the Navajo children?

• Their names

• Their hair

• Their pride/language

• Their jewelry

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What was the first English word/phrase that the Navajo children learned to speak?

• Hello

• Good Morning

• Yes sir

• Yes

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Why were the Navajo children afraid to look the white men in the face when they were yelling at them?

• In their culture, you didn't look someone in the eyes because that is how you would stare at an enemy that you were about to attack.

• In their culture, your were supposed to look down when you had done something to be ashamed of.

• They were scared to look at him because he was yelling at them.

• They refused to give them respect and wouldn't acknowledge them.

How did the young Navajo children feel when they had their hair cut?

• They were shy and relieved.

• They felt naked and ashamed.

• They were sad and nervous.

• They felt happy and excited.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How did Kii Yazhi end up with the name Ned Begay?

• It was the name he picked for himself at the naming ceremony.

• His friends all helped him pick out the new white name so he would fit in.

• The teacher assigned them first names and he gave him a last name that sounded like his Navajo name.

• The teacher thought the name fit his personality.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How did the school convince Navajo students that their language was useless and they shouldn't use it anymore?

• They showed them how more influential and successful white people were using their language.

• The school told them that's why their parents sent them away to this school because they knew what was best for them.

• They were the only people that spoke the Navajo language and it was useless in the society in which the lived.

• They weren't allowed to use their native language and were punished severely when they did use it.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What country did Ned choose to write about for his high school history report?

• China

• Germany

• Japan

• New Zealand

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Some of the students openly rebelled and were punished for it. How did Ned rebel in private?

• He would speak his native language when there weren't any adults around to hear.

• He would write negative things about his teachers and let others read them.

• He was too scared to rebel and refused to speak or acknowledge his Navajo language.

• They would whisper things in Navajo durning class, but they wouldn't tell the teacher who said it.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3