Code Talker Review

What happened to Navajo Children who continued to speak their native language?

• They were forced to speak English with an instructor for hours.

• They were beaten with a stick.

• They were sent home.

• They were given additional chores.

What problem did the Navajos run into when they tried to sign up for the Marines?

• They didn't have a birth certificate.

• They were too short.

• Their parents wouldn't let them join because of the history of poor treatment toward the Navajos.

• The Navajo men didn't know how to shoot a gun.

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

• Ned's parents told him to wait a year.

• Ned told Shinn he wasn't old enough.

• Shinn had spoken to Ned's parents about the Marines.

Ned's desire to join the Marines shows...

• His pride in America

• His anger toward the treatment of Native Americans everywhere.

• His dislike for Germans.

• His enjoyment of being a Navajo.

What did Ned learn about white men during boot camp?

• White men were no different than anyone else

• White men knew everything

• White men were mean to Navajos

• White men were more intelligent than Navajos

Why were the corpses of the Japanese soldiers unsettling to the Navajos?

• The Navajos believed that bad spirits surrounded a dead body

• The dead bodies brought disease

• The Navajos believed a body should be buried right away

• The corpses looked a lot like Navajos

Which example demonstrates the knowledge the Navajos contained about survival?

• The Navajos knew to drink the cactus juice to survive in the desert

• They knew to run only at night when it wasn’t too hot

• The Navajos had experienced fights with enemies for centuries

• The Navajos knew that snakes led the way to the water

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

• Food given to the Japanese by the Americans before the war began

• American weapons

• A code talker manual

• A stash of ammo that had been stolen from them

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

• The American people are still prejudiced against non-white people

• Americans were very grateful for the service of the Navajos

• Many people are still fighting the war against Japan

• The American people respected the Marines more than other military branch

Which sentence from the book suggests that war injures people mentally?

• “Some of the men on the hospital ship with me didn’t have any visible wounds, but were badly hurt.”

• “I only got a small wound from that bullet.”

• “He ended up losing his leg just below the knee.”

• “But there was little opportunity for me to give in to fatigue.”