Why did the principal of the school believe the children were being disrespectful to him?

They were looking at the ground while he talked.

They were yelling at him while he spoke.

They were ignoring what he was telling them.

They refused to follow his directions.

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

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

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 thought the name fit his personality.

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

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

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.

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.

What was important about Fort Defiance?

It was the starting point of the Long Walk.

It was where Ned's parents had met each other.

It was the place where Navajos had ended up after the Long Walk.

It was the fort that most Navajos had traded at long ago.

What did the narrator believe was his only way to succeed and help his people?

He believed earning an education was the road to success.

He believed he needed to join the army and prove the worth of the Navajo people.

He believed it was his duty to to fight the white-man ways in order to reclaim his Navajo culture.

He believed it was crucial that he retain his Navajo language to beat the Americans.

What is significant about the Navajos collecting food for the poor people of Japan?

The Navajos were as poor as the Japanese.

The Japanese had supplied food for the Navajos during their forced walk.

The Navajos did not like the Japanese.

The Japanese had always treated the Navajos with disrespect.

What prevented most Navajos from fighting against Japan?

They weren't fluent in English.

The Navajos were a peaceful nation and didn't believe in fighting.

The Navajos were afraid of the Japanese because they looked similar to Indians.

They had not gone through the training to be Americans.

Why were the families of the Navajo Marines worried about their sons?

They had not heard from their sons since they had left.

They were afraid the Marines would harm them.

The letters they had written to their sons had been returned.

They were not allowed to visit their sons in boot camp.

Why did the narrator believe in First Sergeant Shinn?

The narrator had observed how Shinn carried himself and spoke about the Marines.

Shinn told him what he wanted to hear.

Shinn promised that all the Navajos could fight for America.

The narrator and Shinn had come from the same reservation.

Why wasn't the narrator allowed to join the Marines when First Sergeant Shinn was there?

The narrator's parents told him to wait a year.

Shinn knew he was too young to join the marines

The narrator had told Shinn wasn't old enough to join.

Shinn had spoken to the narrator's parents about the Marines.

What happened when Ned was caught using his native language

He was forced to sit at the front of the class with a dunce cap.

His mouth was washed out with soap.

He was thrown into the basement for days.

His hands were hit with a ruler.

What was the significance of the trip Ned took from Fort Defiance to Fort Wingate?

This was the same path taken during the Navajo Long Walk.

This path was blessed by the gods.

This path was filled with dangerous spies that killed Marines on the way.

True or False: Boot Camp was easy for the Indian recruits.

True - the drills were similar experiences to what Indians have always done.

True - the drill instructors felt sorry for the Navajo.

False - it was extremely difficult because the Indians were bullied.

False - Navajo life was very easy, so they were not used to working this hard.

Because Ned learned that Georgia Boy couldn't read, Ned realized:

White men are not born knowing everything.

He finally had someone to treat harshly like he had been.

Navajo are better than white men.

When learning the code, Ned and the other Navajo were asked to:

Listen to the Navajo word, and write it in English.

Create a code only they would know.

Keep a notebook with all of the code words.

As Ned began to realize the importance of their work,

they felt a great deal of pride.

they refused to talk to white men.

There is no one right answer, according to historians.

During the earthquake on Bougainville,

Japanese snipers fell out of palm fronds like coconuts.

In the following sentence reference is made to an alligator. "Our alligator would not be the first to touch the beach, even though we were in the initial landing wave of 7,000 Marines." What is an alligator?

An amphibious warfare vehicle, also called an LVT.

An animal found in the Southeastern part of the United States.

A remote controlled boat that Marines used to check for safety.

Smitty was a friend of Ned Begay's that had a double assignment during the War. One assignment was to serve in the Signal Corps unit. What was the other?

He was to watch over and protect Ned Begay.

He was a messenger for the General.

Why did Begay send his unwashed combat fatigues to his family?

So his family could use them in a protection ceremony for him.

So they could wash them and send them back.

So they could be tailored to fit him better.

On Bougainville, what convinced the captain of the Navajos' worth to the unit?

The fact that a Navajo code finally stopped "friendly fire" shelling.

The fact that they ate prickly pears and survived the desert.

Their rise to the rank of lieutenant.

The fact that Ned was bilingual.

How does the fact that Ned is assigned to the Southern Task Force affect the plot of the story?

Ned doesn't go to Saipan, which means he is spared the horror the soldiers there saw.

Ned goes to Saipan, and what he sees there haunts him for the rest of his life.

Ned reunites with Georgia Boy and their friendship continues to grow.

Ned is under the orders of Admiral Nimitz, who is reckless and scary.

How are the Japanese soldiers characterized in Chapter 20?

Dedicated fighters who did whatever they could to defeat foreign troops.

Hostile forces who told their friends and families lies in order to get them to kill themselves.

Hard workers, but nothing to be feared as they were easy to defeat.

Suicide bombers who didn't fight at all, they just killed themselves

Upon Ned's return from the war, what did he realize about America?

The American people were still prejudiced against non-white people.

Many people were still fighting the war against Japan.

Americans were very grateful for the service of the Navajos.

The American people respected the Marines more than any other military branch.

What was the result of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?

Millions of people died immediately.

What did the American flag on Mount Suribachi symbolize to most of the Marines?

It symbolized hope of winning the island.

It symbolized the blood, sweat, and tears that had been lost on the island.

It symbolized the destruction of the Japanese on the island.

It symbolized the end of the war.

What did the Americans find in the Japanese tunnels that angered them?

They found food given to the Japanese by the Americans before the war began.

They found American made weapons.

The Americans found a code talker manual.

They Americans found a stash of ammunition that had been stolen from them.

What did the Japanese do differently on Iwo Jima that made it difficult to defeat them?

The Japanese had an extensive network of tunnels and underground fortifications where they could remain hidden and protected from bombing campaigns.

They used banzai attacks against the Americans.

They attacked the Americans at night.

They attacked the Americans all day long to tire the Americans.

The reason why Americans needed Iwo Jima was:

they needed an emergency landing strip close to Japan.

They wanted a base in the Pacific to build their atomic bomb.

The Americans wanted to defeat Japan at every possible area.

The Americans needed Iwo Jima to show how strong they had become.

Code Talker Final Test

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CCSS

RL.6.3, RL.8.6, RL.7.9

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

To whom is Kii Yazhi telling this story?

His family

His grandchildren

His co-workers

The government

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who is the narrator of the story?

Principal O'Sullivan

John Reamer

John Roanhorse

Ned Begay

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

a traditional Navajo hut of logs and earth

hogan

mesa

alliance

modest

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What do the Navajos agree to so they could return to their homes?

They had to learn the white-man ways.

They had to stop raiding other people.

They had to obey the American laws.

All of the above are correct

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Navajo jewelry symbolized-

the wealth the Navajo had accumulated from their raids.

their desire to own pretty things.

the love their family had for them.

the wealth they had earned from their creativeness.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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, you were supposed to look down when you had done something for which you felt ashamed.

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

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

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Code Talker Final Test

57 questions

To whom is Kii Yazhi telling this story?

Who is the narrator of the story?

a traditional Navajo hut of logs and earth

What do the Navajos agree to so they could return to their homes?

Why does Kii Yazhi have to go away to school?

The Navajo jewelry symbolized-

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

Why did the principal of the school believe the children were being disrespectful to him?

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

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

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