Code Talker By Joseph Bruchac

Why did the men have to take a two-day training exercise on the Big Island of Hawaii before they were shipped to the South Pacific?

• They needed to be accustomed to the weather.

• They needed to be accustomed to the temperature.

• They needed to be accustomed to the terrain.

• They needed to be accustomed to the people and culture.

What was one incident that occurred during training that made Kii glad he was a Navajo?

• Kii knew how to handle the weather.

• Kii knew how to handle the temperature.

• Kii knew how to use the plants to keep himself alive.

• Kii knew how to find the base when he became lost.

How does Kii describe the weather in the Solomon?

• Cold and dry

• Cold and wet

• Dry and hot

• Wet and hot

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What was interesting about the Solomon Islanders?

• They were very tall and towered over the Japanese and the Americans.

• Their hair was curly and red as well as their teeth.

• They were described as very happy and singing all of the time.

• Their feet were very long as they climbed trees all day long.

What was something that Kii and Gene-gene had in common?

• They were both chiefs of their tribe.

• They both wanted to go back to America.

• They both had brothers and sisters.

• They both loved their homeland.

Who did Kii reunite with in Guadalcanal?

• His friend from Alabama.

• His friend from Georgia.

• His friend from Arizona.

• His friend from California.

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What was one reason why Kii thought there were nicknames for the Japanese fighters and bombers?

• It was to make them seem less scary.

• It was to confuse the enemy.

• It was to help them understand what it was.

• It was to make it easier to discuss with one another.

Who did Kii end up in a foxhole with?

• Gene-gene

• Lieutenant Higgins

• Bill Toledo

• Georgia Boy

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What did the islander give Kii ?

• coconuts

• prickly pears

• kumquats

• bananas

What did Kii think was the strangest thing of all about the first day of combat?

• How he did not see one Japanese soldier.

• How quickly it all happened

• How quiet it was when the fighting stopped

• How he was not scared at all

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