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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long would the taste of the Atrabrine pills that Ned had to take stay with him?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) Hours.
(d) 20 minutes.

2. While Ned's division was on Eniwetok, how long were other Marine units kept cooped up on transport ships waiting in Chapter 21?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) Almost 2 months.
(d) About 3 months.

3. What word was assigned to the letter Z in Chapter 12?
(a) Zinc.
(b) Zucchini.
(c) Zipper.
(d) Zoo.

4. What was the name of the general that Sam Begay and Bill McCabe were to report to when they were first sent to the Canal?
(a) General Vandegrift.
(b) General Nimitz.
(c) General Spaatz.
(d) General King.

5. In Chapter 15, how many men were in the Third Division, Ninth Regiment?
(a) 11,000.
(b) 21,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 14,000.

6. Where was Ned being sent in Chapter 13 for further training with code talkers who had experienced battle?
(a) Okinawa.
(b) Philippines.
(c) Iowo Jima.
(d) Hawaii.

7. What did "Banzai" (123) mean?
(a) 10,000 years.
(b) 100,000 years.
(c) 50,000 years.
(d) 500,000 years.

8. What was D-day for Bougainville?
(a) October 29, 1943.
(b) November 1, 1943.
(c) September 19, 1943.
(d) December 5, 1943.

9. How many Navajo would work in the field together?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

10. How many men from Ned's class of code talkers were chosen to be new instructors?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

11. In Chapter 18, how many days did the Marines spend on Cape Torokina setting up their base and strengthening their position?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

12. 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?
(a) Watson.
(b) Miller.
(c) Nelson.
(d) Hunt.

13. In Chapter 12, what was the second type of rifle that Ned and the others were issued?
(a) Winchester 1912.
(b) M1903.
(c) M-1.
(d) Winchester 1897.

14. When did the Japanese invade Guam?
(a) December 19, 1941.
(b) November 22, 1941.
(c) December 8, 1941.
(d) November 3, 1941.

15. During World War II, about how many Navajo Marines were there other than code talkers?
(a) At least 100.
(b) About 150.
(c) 90.
(d) 110.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what did Smitty pour over Ned's head to wish in the New Year?

2. How many more words were assigned for the letters, A, E, I, O, U, D, H, L, N, R, S, and T?

3. Where was the code kept?

4. What grade was Ned's sister in who wrote a letter their parents dictated that Ned received in Chapter 18?

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

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