Code Talkers Ch 1- 6

Who is Kii Yazhi?

• The main character's English name

• The Navajo man who the students met at mission school

• The main character's Navajo name

• The Navajo who was named John Roanhorse at mission school

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What English name was Kii Yazhi given at the mission school?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the name given to the experience of the Navajo as they were driven by white Americans from their native lands?

• The hogan

• The Mission School

• The Long Walk

• The Great War

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of these men is described as a huge white man with a red face?

• Principal O'Sullivan

• John Roanhorse

• Ned Begay

• Mr. Jacob Benally

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Who was the great Navajo athlete that Ned Begay and his friends admired?

• Mr. Jacob Benally

• Jim Thorpe

• John Roanhorse

• Jim O'Sullivan

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is a bilagaanaa?

• A Navajo's sacred home

• The Navajo name for the mission school

• The Navajo name for white man

• A traditional Navajo meal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Who was chained in the cellar for refusing to stop speaking Navajo?

• Ned Begay

• Jacob Benally

• Jim Thorpe

• John Roanhorse

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who helped the students when they first arrived at the mission school by translating English into Navajo for them?

• Mr. Jacob Benally

• Principal O'Sullivan

• Kii Yazhi

• Ned Begay

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What are some of the things that happened to the Navajo students when they arrived at the mission school? (Check all that apply)

• The had their hair cut

• Their clothes and jewelry were taken and later sold to white people

• They were given English names

• They were told they were never to speak Navajo

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What reasons did Ned Begay give for liking the Navajo high school more than the mission school? (Hint: Choose the 2 correct answers)

• The HS had better food

• The HS was much closer to his home

• The students were taught more at the HS

• The teachers were much nicer

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.8.2