Code Blocker Ch.4

What was written in large letters on the big wooden sign in front of the mission school?

• Education is the key to success

• Tradition is the enemy of progress

• Learn the language of the land

• Respect and honor tradition

How did Mr. Reamer react when the narrator spoke the polite Navajo greeting?

• He greeted back politely

• He ignored the narrator

• He punished the narrator

• He praised the narrator for remembering the greeting

What happened to the narrator when they spoke Navajo at the school?

• They were praised for using their language.

• They were given extra food.

• Their mouth was washed out with soap.

• They were allowed to go home early.

Who is mentioned as the narrator's relative in the text?

• Tommy Nez

• Jesse Chee

• Samuel Manyhorses

• The Holy People

How does the narrator feel about soap after the punishment they received for speaking Navajo?

• They enjoy the smell of soap.

• They feel a little sick to their stomach.

• They are indifferent to soap.

• They want to use it more often.

What did the teachers at the school do when they heard a child speaking Navajo?

• They ignored it.

• They recorded it.

• They washed the child's mouth with soap.

• They gave the child extra homework.

What happened to the narrator after they staggered outside?

• They were greeted by their teacher.

• They fell down to their knees and their vision was blurry.

• They immediately returned to the classroom.

• They found a lost item on the ground.

Who helped the narrator get back to their feet?

• Jesse Chee and Samuel Manyhorses.

• Tommy Nez and a bigger boy the narrator hadn't met.

• The teachers at the school.

• The Holy People.

What did Jesse Chee whisper to the narrator?

• A warning about the teachers.

• A greeting in English.

• That the Holy People have not forgotten them.

• Instructions for an escape plan.

What was the punishment for speaking Navajo?

• Being sent to detention.

• Having their hands washed with soap.

• Having their mouths washed out with soap.

• Being made to write lines.