Code Talker Chapters 9-13

Why did Ned's parents insist that he have the Blessings Away ceremony before he left?

• It would keep him safe.

• It was a reason to have a party.

• They were happy he was leaving.

• It would keep him unsafe.

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How did Ned feel the moring after the end of the ceremony?

• He didn't think it changed anything for him.

• He was even more nervous than before.

• He feld he had a bad balance between mind, body, and emotions.

• He felt he had a good balance between mind, body, and emotions.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

How did Ned justify being old enough to join the Marines?

• He felt being 16 was old enough to fight.

• He felt being 16 wasn't old enough to fight.

• He felt 15 was old enough to fight.

• He felt 16 was old enough to fight.

Why did the Navajo feel strange about Fort Defiance?

• They had ner been there before.

• The soldiers didn't treat them very well.

• They used to live there.

• It was where the Long Walk started.

What did Ned fear the most about boot camp?

• swimming test

• boxing

• the instructor

• white man

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CCSS.RL.5.1

What did Ned learn about the white man at boot camp?

Check all that apply.

• there are no similarites between Navajo and white men

• people can always learn from one another

• white man are no different than Navajos

• They are not born knowing everything.

Why were the marines nickednamed leathernecks?

• They were the toughest of the armed forces.

• They wore leather all the time.

• They were the weakest of the armed forces.

• The book didn't give a reason.

Who was responsible for bringing the Navajo languge to the attention of the Marines?

• Ned

• Phllip Johnson

• Corporal Johnny Manuelito

• Hoesteen Mitchell

Why did Ned consider the time spent at Camp Elliott some of the best times of his life?

• He felt he could mae a stand against the United States by not helping.

• He liked being away from home.

• He made lots of friends with the white man.

• He could enjoy being Navajo and proud for helping his country.

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Why were Code Talkers never given promotion?

• They did not accompish anything in the war.

• The Japanese broke the code.

• They had had to be kept secret and it was a white man's world.

• They didn't have to be kept secret and it was a white man's world.