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

• They were too short

• They didn't have a birth certificate to prove their age

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Why did the school make the Navajo children wear uniforms and get their hair cut?

• The school was trying to help the Navajo children by providing them clothes.

• The Navajo children were from poor families who couldn't afford proper clothing.

• The Navajo children would appear to be more American.

• The school didn't like the way the children behaved while dressing in traditional Navajo clothes.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Principal O'Sullivan

• John Reamer

• John Roanhorse

• Ned Begay

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How did the Navajo children disobey the teachers at the school?

• They refused to go by their American name.

• They stopped going to classes.

• They spoke Navajo when teachers weren't around to hear.

• They wore their jewelry under their clothes.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

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

• The Navajos did not like the Japanese.

• The Navajos were as poor as the Japanese.

• The Japanese had always treated the Navajos with disrespect.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Who was an ally of Japan?

• France

• Russia

• China

• Germany

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

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

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

• He believed earning an education was the road to success.

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

• Shinn knew he was too young to join the marines

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

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

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

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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

• They were afraid the Marines would harm them.

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

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

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

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2