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I sat with my back leaning against our _____, looking up towards the sky.

• hogan

• mesa

• shawls

• moccasins

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Usually you can find a _____, a type of landform, in the desert.

• hogan

• mesa

• squash blossom

• moccasin

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The Black Hills were _____ to the Lakota, but Col. Custer led American soldiers there and found gold.

• foreign

• sacred

• unknown

• familiar

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The Navajo parents _____ their children with beautiful silver, turquoise, and agate to show how precious they were to them.

• adorned

• dressed

• showered

• lavished

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Kii Yazhi's uncle convinced his mother to send him to the mission school because

• all of American's laws are written in English, and they need to be able to understand them.

• he needed to be able to speak to the Americans and explain who the Navajo really are.

• all Navajo children went to school.

• both a & b

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the "Long Walk"?

• The walk the Navajo children had to take to the mission school.

• The journey the Navajo had to take to Fort Sumner on which hundreds of people died.

• The journey the American soldiers had to take to arrive at the Navajo villages.

• The walk that the Navajo men had to take to grow up.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did the children not want to look into the man's face?

• They were afraid of him because he was not Navajo.

• They disrespected his authority because he was a white man.

• It was a sign of respect to look down instead of into his eyes.

• They thought he was ugly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What was the first rule the children learned at the mission?

• They must always wash their hands before eating.

• They must always say "Yes sir" and "No sir"

• They must take their shoes off when they walk inside.

• They must only speak in English or they shouldn't speak at all.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Kii Yahzi states “I remember thinking that they had removed from us everything that we owned. But I was wrong. There was still one more thing to be taken.” What was the last thing that was taken away?

• Their clothes.

• Their hair.

• Their language.

• Their name

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What "new" name was given to the narrator?

• Ned Begay

• John Begay

• John Roanhorse

• John Benally

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3