Code Talkers Ch 1-9 Review

Why is Kii Yazhi sent away from home as a boy?

• To visit family

• To go to "the white man's school"

• to live with a different Navajo clan

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9

What is the relationship between the Navajo and the United States?

• They are at war

• The Navajo is an indepent nation from the USA

• The Navajo are allowed to live on the land, but must follow US laws

Which of the following are characteristics of the Navajo language?(1)

• It is difficult to learn

• Navajo clans speak the langauge differently

• Both

Why were the Navajo children so upset that their long hair was cut off?

• They think cutting of your hair brings misfortune

• they spent years growing their hair and wanted to donate it

• they have never used scissors before

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What would happen to the Navajo children who spoke Navajo?

• They were praised

• they had their mouths washed out with soap

• they were given a check mark

What was Ned’s response to being told Navajo was not to be used?

• He was deterimend to keep using it secretly

• He never used it again

• He kept using it in front of his teachers

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9

The demeaning treatment Ned received from the mission school teacher motivated him to...

• Become a lawyer and fight for Navajo rights

• Lead student protests

• To become a teaher who respects Navajo students

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

How did the Navajo Tribal Council respond to threats to the US from Germany and Japan?(

• They wanted to support the US

• They threatend to attack Japan alone

• They wanted to help Japan against the US

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

How did Ned join the Marines?

• The draft

• He volunteered

• He never joined

Before Ned joined the Marines, what did his parents insist he does?

• To go and never return

• Participate in a Navajo blessing

• Swear his allegiance to the Navajo people