Navajo

Who is Kii Yazhi?

• The main character's English name

• The Navajo man who the students met at mission school

• The main character's Navajo name

• The Navajo who was named John Roanhorse at mission school

What is the name given to the experience of the Navajo as they were driven by white Americans from their native lands?

• The hogan

• The Mission School

• The Long Walk

• The Great War

Who was chained in the cellar for refusing to stop speaking Navajo?

• Ned Begay

• Jacob Benally

• Jim Thorpe

• John Roanhorse

Who helped the students when they first arrived at the mission school by translating English into Navajo for them?

• Mr. Jacob Benally

• Principal O'Sullivan

• Kii Yazhi

• Ned Begay

What reasons did Ned Begay give for liking the Navajo high school more than the mission school? (Hint: Choose the 2 correct answers)

• The HS had better food

• The HS was much closer to his home

• The students were taught more at the HS

• The teachers were much nicer

At the beginning of the story, who brought Kii Yazhi to the mission school

• his parents

• his uncle

• the tribal council

• the Marines

Why were the families of the Navajo Marines worried about their sons?

• They were afraid the Marines would harm them.

• They had not heard from their sons since they had left.

• The letters they had written to their sons had been returned.

• They were not allowed to visit their sons in boot camp.

Ned was not surprised none of the Navajos washed out of boot camp because...

• he believed Navajos were superior to the other Marines.

• he and the Navajos were used to cheating to get what they wanted.

• the Navajos were used to the work associated with the boot camp.

• boot camp was much harder than he had expected.

Ned was not surprised none of the Navajos washed out of (quit) boot camp because

• he believed Navajos were superior to the other Marines.

• he and the Navajos were used to cheating to get what they wanted.

• the Navajos were used to the work and training associated with the boot camp.

• boot camp was much harder than he had expected.

Who is Johnny Manuelito?

• A Navajo marine with a nice uniform who tries to get more men to join.

• One of the instructors at book camp who is very offensive toward Ned.

• A Navajo soldier who fought in World War One.

• The swim coach at boot camp who throws Ned in the water.