Codetalkers Quiz 12/22

How did the first day of boot camp compare to the first day of boarding school?

• The Navajos were treated unfairly in Boot Camp.

• The Navajos had to wear a uniform and shave their head in Boot Camp.

• The Marines laughed at them

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Ned learn about white men during boot camp?

• White men were mean

• White men were more intelligent than Navajos

• White men were no different than anyone else

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Sherman Alexie feel about being an artist and creative person?

• He realizes that

• He feels proud because he knows that these are the jobs brown people can have: artist, singer, writer, dancer

• He feels angry

• None of the Above

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does this quote mean? "Do you want to always be ignorant, useless savage? You must always speak English. Navajo is no good, no good at all."

• Ned is yelled at by the teacher because he was doing something he was not supposed to do. He understands that he must follow rules of the white people

• The Navajo are happy and content people

• The Navajo are not good people

• None of the Above

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who are the bilagaanaas and how do the Navajo view them?

• They are the White people, and Ned knows that he must "learn from them", as his family states

• They are the Native American Indians who Ned is friends with

• They are the women in the bootcamp

• None of the Above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why do you think Sherman Alexie says, "So I draw because I feel like it might be my only real chance to escape the reservation"?

• He says this because he is a Native American Indian

• He says this because he likes drawing in school

• He says this because all he can do is be an artist

• He says this to dream for a better opportunity and future for himself.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Write about one example of Character and Central Idea in Text#1 Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie OR Text#2 Codetalker by Joseph Bruchac (the main character is Ned). In your text analysis be sure to include 2 strong pieces of evidence of characterization to support a central idea in the text. (4-5 sentences)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Excerpt 2, when Ned becomes a Codetalker, his job was to:

• be an expert in every form of communication used by the Marines

• Learn a new top secret code based on the Navajo language

• use the radio to send the Morse code

• All of the Above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What does Alexie mean when he says: "I draw because words are too unpredictable. I draw because words are too limited."?

• Alexie means he knows what he is capable of

• Alexie draws because he understands how he must do better.

• Alexie means he understands his talent

• All of the Above

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3