WorksheetsCode Talkers Ch 1- 6
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
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 English name was Kii Yazhi given at the mission school?
(a)
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
Which of these men is described as a huge white man with a red face?
Principal O'Sullivan
John Roanhorse
Ned Begay
Mr. Jacob Benally
Who was the great Navajo athlete that Ned Begay and his friends admired?
Mr. Jacob Benally
Jim Thorpe
John Roanhorse
Jim O'Sullivan
What is a bilagaanaa?
A Navajo's sacred home
The Navajo name for the mission school
The Navajo name for white man
A traditional Navajo meal
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 are some of the things that happened to the Navajo students when they arrived at the mission school? (Check all that apply)
The had their hair cut
Their clothes and jewelry were taken and later sold to white people
They were given English names
They were told they were never to speak Navajo
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
What happened on December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese
The United States was attacked by the Germans
The Navajo Tribal Council wrote a resolution saying that Navajos would fight to defend the US
Navajos began The Long Walk
At the beginning of the story, who brought Kii Yazhi to the mission school
his parents
his uncle
the tribal council
the Marines
