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Code Talker Ch. 20-29

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does the fact that Ned is assigned to the Southern Task Force affect the plot of the story?

a)

Ned doesn't go to Saipan, which means he is spared the horror the soldiers there saw.

b)

Ned goes to Saipan, and what he sees there haunts him for the rest of his life.

c)

Ned reunites with Georgia Boy and their friendship continues to grow.

d)

Ned is under the orders of Admiral Nimitz, who is reckless and scary.

2.

How are the Japanese soldiers characterized in Chapter 20?

a)

Hostile forces who told their friends and families lies in order to get them to kill themselves.

b)

Dedicated fighters who did whatever they could to defeat foreign troops.

c)

Hard workers, but nothing to be feared as they were easy to defeat.

d)

Suicide bombers who didn't fight at all, they just killed themselves

3.

How are Navajos, such as Danny Akee, characterized in Chapter 20, especially with the chicken incident?

a)

Cowardly and scared.

b)

Funny, but dumb.

c)

Cruel and serious.

d)

Resourceful and giving.

4.
How many years went by before the code talkers were allowed to discuss their contribution to World War II?
a)
More than 50 years
b)
Less than 20 years
c)
2 years
d)
Almost 25 years
5.
Upon Ned's return from the war, what did he realize about America?
a)
Many people were still fighting the war against Japan.
b)
The American people were still prejudiced against non-white people.
c)
Americans were very grateful for the service of the Navajos.
d)
The American people respected the Marines more than any other military branch. 
6.
What was the result of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
a)
Millions of people died immediately.
b)
Japan surrendered to America.
c)
The Emperor fled Japan.
d)
FDR surrendered to Japan.
7.
Who had the real power in Japan during the war?
a)
The Emperor
b)
The kamikaze soldiers
c)
The Supreme Military Council
d)
Parliament
8.
What did the American flag on Mount Suribachi symbolize to most of the Marines?
a)
It symbolized hope of winning the island.
b)
It symbolized the blood, sweat, and tears that had been lost on the island.
c)
It symbolized the destruction of the Japanese on the island. 
d)
It symbolized the end of the war.
9.
What did the Americans find in the Japanese tunnels that angered them?
a)
They found American made weapons.
b)
The Americans found a code talker manual.
c)
They Americans found a stash of ammunition that had been stolen from them.
d)
They found food given to the Japanese by the Americans before the war began.
10.

What did the Japanese do differently on Iwo Jima that made it difficult to defeat them?

a)

They used banzai attacks against the Americans.

b)

They attacked the Americans at night.

c)

They attacked the Americans all day long to tire the Americans.

d)

The Japanese had an extensive network of tunnels and underground fortifications where they could remain hidden and protected from bombing campaigns.

11.
The reason why Americans needed Iwo Jima was: 
a)
they needed an emergency landing strip close to Japan.
b)
They wanted a base in the Pacific to build their atomic bomb.
c)
The Americans wanted to defeat Japan at every possible area.
d)
The Americans needed Iwo Jima to show how strong they had become. 
12.
Why did the Japanese not believe in the rules of the Geneva Convention?
a)
They believed all was fair in war time.
b)
They thought the rules were unfair to the Japanese.
c)
They believed it was a dishonor to surrender to the enemy.
d)
They thought the rules were not meant for their civilians. 
13.
Why were the Geneva Convention rules so important?
a)
In war, rules had to be followed or chaos would reign.
b)
The rules state how soldiers should be treated during battle.
c)
The rules of the Geneva Convention were put in place to protect Prisoners of War.
d)
The rules safe guarded civilians during war.
14.
Why did American's fear kamikazes?
a)
Kamikazes were Japanese spies in America.
b)
Kamikazes could not be stopped because they were on a suicide mission.
c)
Americans feared kamikazes because they spread disease.
d)
American soldiers did not fear kamikazes because the soldiers knew they could be defeated. 
15.

What effect would showing pictures of dead American soldiers have on the American public?

a)

Americans would have been demoralized by the pictures.

b)

Americans would have become angrier at Japan.

c)

Americans would have sought revenge against Japan after the war was over.

d)

Americans would have given up the fight against Japan.

16.
Why did the Japanese civilians kill themselves when they lost Saipan?
a)
They thought the end of the world had occured.
b)
The Japanese people felt ashamed at their loss.
c)
They did not want the Americans to torture them into telling government secrets.
d)
The Japanese people believed the propaganda they had been told concerning the American soldiers. 
17.
What danger existed for a code talker who had to deliver a message by foot?
a)
He might be shot after being confused for a Japanese soldier.
b)
He might get hurt from running across rough terrain.
c)
The code talker might get lost in the confusion of battle.
d)
The code talker runs the risk of falling into a foxhole. 

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