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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-Author's Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the code grew, where would code talkers meet to update everyone on any changes or additions made to the code?
(a) Diamond Head.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) Barbers Point.
(d) Hickam Field.

2. How large was the bomb on Iwo Jima that lifted a Sherman tank and flipped it upside down?
(a) 600 pounds.
(b) 300 pounds.
(c) 450 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

3. Which division did the general command who wrote, "The Navajos have proved to be excellent Marines, intelligent, industrious . . ." (137)?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

4. In Chapter 21, when was the Third Marine Division supposed to land on Guam before Admiral Spruance sent the Twenty-seventh Army Division?
(a) June 30.
(b) June 18.
(c) June 21.
(d) June 1.

5. What was the destination of the Long Walk the Navajo had to make?
(a) Fort Sumner.
(b) Fort Defiance.
(c) Fort Union.
(d) Bosque Redondo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ned joined the Marines, how many other Navajo Indians took the bus from Fort Defiance to Fort Wingate to be sworn in?

2. What songs were sung during a ceremonial dance in Chapter 12?

3. How many men in Ned's platoon learned to swim before he did?

4. When were the Marianas Islands the next target in the Marine island-hopping campaign?

5. What size was Saipan?

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