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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before being shipped to the South Pacific, how long was the training exercise Ned and his platoon had on the Big Island of Hawaii?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

2. How long did it take the Marines to secure Guadalcanal?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 10 month.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 months.

3. What words would preface messages in Navajo code to alert radio operators that the Navajo were not the enemy?
(a) Utah or Montana.
(b) Arizona or New Mexico.
(c) California or Arizona.
(d) Colorado or New Mexico.

4. 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.

5. 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 21.
(b) June 18.
(c) June 1.
(d) June 30.

6. What code talker was killed by friendly fire?
(a) Harry Tsosie.
(b) Bill Toledo.
(c) Sam Begay.
(d) George Kir.

7. How high were the hills on the bluffs when Ned and the other Marines landed in Chapter 21?
(a) At least 200 feet.
(b) 210 feet.
(c) 300 feet.
(d) About 180 feet.

8. What was the name of the Corporal who taught Ned and the others Morse Code?
(a) Chester.
(b) Price.
(c) Wilkins.
(d) Radant.

9. How many canteens of water did the men get when they had to cross a desert area in Chapter 15?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

10. As far as Ned remembered, how many Navajo code talkers received a rank above corporal?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

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

12. In Chapter 18, who was one of the PT boat pilots that Smitty offered to introduce Ned to?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) Lenny Bruce.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Mel Brooks.

13. 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) Barbers Point.
(c) Hickam Field.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

14. In Chapter 23, what did Smitty pour over Ned's head to wish in the New Year?
(a) Coke.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Beer.
(d) Whiskey.

15. What grade was Ned's sister in who wrote a letter their parents dictated that Ned received in Chapter 18?
(a) 8th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 7th.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months did Ned spend on Bougainville?

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

3. In Chapter 12, what was Ned's nickname that Hosteen Mitchel gave him?

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

5. What did Ned always carry with him and used when he greeted the dawn?

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