3.1 Comprehension Review

Which of these statements about John's grandfather is true?

• He did not want to leave school and join the Marines.

• He spoke Navajo at boarding school even though he got punished.

• He wanted to go to Minnesota with his daughter and grandson.

Where does this story begin?

• In Minnesota

• government boarding school

• on the farm of John's grandfather

• on a Marine boot camp

Why didn't Grandfather tell John about the fighting?

• The canyon was too noisy.

• The memories made him too sad.

• It happened too long ago.

• He wanted John to read about the war.

Why did the Navajos have to wear a blindfold when they were learning about radios?

• so no one would turn on a radio by accident

• so they could fix them at night without light

• so they could work without speaking in English

• so no one could see how the radios worked

Which statement supports that John's grandfather spoke Navajo at school even though he got punished?

• But Navajo was my language and Navajo I would never forget.

• Hiking in the desert of California with a heavy pack was no worse than hauling water in the canyon in midsummer.

• I didn't know where I was going or what our special mission was.

What was unusual about the Navajo language?

• It had never been written down.

• It sounded like the Japanese language.

• It can be spoken very quietly.

• It was so musical that it confused the Japanese.

What does "Our Mother" mean in the selection?

• Where the Navajo reservation is located

• America

• The Navajo Language

• The place where the flag was raised on Iwo Jima

What does "Unbreakable Code" mean in the selection?

• America

• Where the Navajo reservation is located

• The Navajo language

• The place where the flag was raised on Iwo JIma

What does "Four Sacred Mountains" mean in the selection?

• Where the Navajo reservation is located

• The place where the flag was raised on Iwo Jima

• America

• The Navajo language

What does "Mount Suribachi" mean in the selection?

• America

• Where the Navajo reservation is located

• The Navajo language

• The place where the flag was raised on Iwo Jima