View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When First Sergeant Frank Shinn asked for Navajo recruits, how old could recruits be?
(a) Between 19 and 40.
(b) Between 18 and 35.
(c) Between 21 and 40.
(d) Between 17 and 32.

2. Where was the high school Ned attended in Chapter 7 near tribal offices?
(a) Fort Marcy.
(b) Fort Bayard.
(c) Fort Union.
(d) Fort Defiance.

3. How long after the original Navajo men were enlisted in the Marines did two Navajo men come as instructors for the next group of Navajo recruits?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 5 months.

4. How far is the boarding school from Ned's home?
(a) 180 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) About 50 miles.
(d) More than 100 miles.

5. How many men in Ned's platoon learned to swim before he did?
(a) 14.
(b) 26.
(c) 2.
(d) All of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what was the second type of rifle that Ned and the others were issued?

2. How long does the trip take to the boarding school?

3. What was the name of the lieutenant who ordered Bill McCable and Sam Begay to send a sample field message when they first arrived on the battlefield?

4. How long had it been since Ned's Blessingway ceremony in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 13, how long did it take to send a message in white code?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 205 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample