Code Talker (Ch. 1-29)

1.) Who is the author of "Code Talker"?

• Gary Paulsen

• Millie Bobbie Brown

• Joseph Bruchac

• Joseph Brown

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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

2.) What is a hogan?

• Navajo term for ceremony

• A Navajo outfit

• An Old School car

• Navajo term for house

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

3.) Kii Yazhi's uncle convinced his mother to send him to the boarding school because...

• all of American's laws are written in English, and they need to be able to understand them.

• he needed to be able to speak to the Americans and explain who the Navajo really are.

• all Navajo children went to school.

• both a & b

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

4.) What was the "Long Walk"?

• The walk the Navajo children had to take to the mission school.

• The journey the American soldiers had to take to arrive at the Navajo villages.

• The journey the Navajo had to take to Fort Sumner on which hundreds of people died.

• The walk that the Navajo men had to take to grow up.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.) Where is the boarding school located?

• Gallup

• Santa Fe

• Lamb

• Phoenix

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

6.) Who was the first friend Ned met at the boarding school?

• Georgia Boy

• John O'Sullivan

• Tommy Weaver

• Tommy Nez

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

7.) What are the things Ned was forced to give up at Rehobeth Mission School. Check all that apply.

• his language

• his culture

• his hair

• his clothes and jewelry

• his books

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

8.) What was the first rule the children learned at the boarding school?

• They must always wash their hands before eating.

• They must always say "Yes sir" and "No sir"

• They must take their shoes off when they walk inside.

• They must only speak in English or they shouldn't speak at all.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

9.) Why did the children not want to look into the man's face?

• It was a sign of respect to look down instead of into his eyes.

• They were afraid of him because he was not Navajo.

• They disrespected his authority because he was a white man.

• They thought he was ugly.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

10.) The demeaning (rude) treatment from his teachers motivated Ned to....

• become a teacher who would respect Navajo students

• Quit school and return home

• Become a lawyer and fight for Navajo rights

• Lead a student protest against the teachers.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3