Code Talkers Chapters 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

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

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

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

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

• Mr. Jacob Benally

• Jim Thorpe

• John Roanhorse

• Jim O'Sullivan

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

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

• Ned Begay

• Jacob Benally

• Jim Thorpe

• John Roanhorse

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

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

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