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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how many Hogan Songs began the evening of the Blessingway ceremony?

2. When did the Navajo Indian stand ready to aid and defend the U.S. government and its institutions against all subversion and armed conflict?

3. What high school is Ned able to attend?

4. In Chapter 3, where did Ned and the other children have their hair cut?

5. Usually after how many weeks of boot camp were new recruits given a ten-day pass?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when John Roanhorse refuses to quick speaking Navajo?

2. What did Navajos do in Chapter 7?

3. Who were chosen for the first Navajo platoon, and how long did it take to hear from them?

4. What does Ned say about learning to speak and understand English?

5. How does Ned say goodbye to his great-grandfather?

6. What was the only condition that Ned's parents had when he asked to be able to enlist in Chapter 9?

7. Where were Ned and his fellow Navajo recruits taken after graduation day?

8. Who is Jacob Benally?

9. How does Ned get into high school, and what good things are there about high school?

10. Why did Navajos have a better chance of getting through boot camp than most white men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

In boarding school, Ned and other children were punished for speaking their native language. How were the children supposed to forget their language, their culture, and everything about being Indian? Were they subjected to cultural genocide?

Essay Topic 3

Ned had Navajo and whites as friends. Why did Ned believe that friendship was difficult during wartime?

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