Code Talkers Ch 1-10 Test

What is Dine?

• Where the Navajo People live
• What the Navajo people call themselves

Why is the land sacred to Navajos?

• Because they believed they came from the Earth there
• Because it is between four great mountains
• Because it is part of 4 different US states
• Because their reservation is the largest in the US

When did the Long Walk take place?

• 1860s
• 1890s
• 1920s
• 1940s

Who did Kii Yazhi say goodbye to when he left home?

• His mother and father
• His mother, father and uncle.
• His mother, father, great-grandfather and uncle
• His mother, father, and great-grandfather

Kii Yahzi's family thinks it is important for him to go to boarding school.

• True

• False

Who was John Benally?

• Marine Recruiter
• Stable Boy/Translator
• Boy who got locked in the basement
• One of the first Navajos in the 382nd

What does "Biye" mean in Navajo, that was then translated to Begay for Ned's last name?

• Little One
• Son of
• Clan

Name two abuses Navajo children endured during boarding school.

• Mouths washed with soap

• Beaten

• Starved

• Locked in the basement

• Drowned

Why did Ned devote himself to his studies?

• It was a form of escape from his circumstances
• He was naturally curious
• He knew it might be important some day
• All of the above

What subject did Ned like the best?

• English
• Math
• Social Studies
• Science