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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ned's uncle say made the final war against the Navajos?
(a) Col. Edwin Sumner.
(b) Manuel Antonio Chaves.
(c) James H. Carleton.
(d) Kit Carson.

2. Usually after how many weeks of boot camp were new recruits given a ten-day pass?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

3. In Chapter 3, where did Ned and the other children have their hair cut?
(a) Back garden.
(b) Yard.
(c) Front porch.
(d) Little shed.

4. What type of pollen was sprinkled on the earth into crosses where Ned knelt?
(a) Corn.
(b) Grass.
(c) Sagebrush.
(d) Oak.

5. How tall does Ned get to be?
(a) A few inches above 5 feet.
(b) 6 feet 1 inch.
(c) 5 feet 9 inches.
(d) 5 feet 6 inches.

6. What is the subject of a social studies paper Ned writes his first year in high school?
(a) French.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Japanese.

7. How many Navao men developed the secret code?
(a) 31.
(b) 29.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

8. By the time Mr. Reemer gives Ned his name, how many boys have received the name John?
(a) About 30.
(b) More than 20.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

9. What was the English name of the singer who was asked to do the Blessingway for Ned before he enlisted in the Marines?
(a) Frank Mitchell.
(b) Vincent Longbranch.
(c) Charles Baker.
(d) Peter Miller.

10. In Chapter 11, where did the non-Indian Marines go?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Furlough.
(d) Pacific.

11. In Chapter 1, how old is Ned when he is sent to boarding school?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

12. After the Long Walk, how many winters were the Navajo kept prisoners?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

13. When did Ned join the Marines?
(a) April 1943.
(b) March 1943.
(c) May 1943.
(d) February 1943.

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

15. How long does the trip take to the boarding school?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) Several days.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

2. How many weeks does it take to choose the men for the first group of Navajo Marines?

3. What does Mr. Reemer do in Chapter 4 when Ned speaks Navajo?

4. In Chapter 1, who in Ned's family has been to the white man's school?

5. In Chapter 8, how long was it not unusual for Navajo not to eat, even those who had gone to boarding school?

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