code talkers chapter 12

What reasons did Ned Begay give for liking the Navajo high school more than the mission school? (Hint: Choose the 2 correct answers)

• The HS had better food

• The HS was much closer to his home

• The students were taught more at the HS

• The teachers were much nicer

Why do you think it was helpful that the Navajo language is a spoken language only?

• No words are written anywhere, only other Navajo's know the language

• It is easy to understand

• Many people are able to break the codes

• It was impossible for anyone other than the Navajo to understand the code

What are some of the things that happened to the Navajo students when they arrived at the mission school? (Check all that apply)

• The had their hair cut

• Their clothes and jewelry were taken and later sold to white people

• They were given English names

• They were told they were never to speak Navajo

What page would you turn to find the index?

• 1

• 11

• 65

• 66

Based on the information in paragraph 3, the reader can infer that —

World War I

3 In France during World War I, the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, had a company of American Indians who spoke 26 languages and dialects. Two officers were selected to supervise a communications system staffed by 18 Choctaw individuals. The team transmitted messages relating to troop movements and their own tactical plans in their native tongue. Following the team’s success, soldiers from other tribes, including the Cheyenne, Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, and Yankton Sioux, also were enlisted to communicate as code talkers. Before their arrival in France, the Germans had broken every American code used, resulting in the deaths of many soldiers. However, the Germans never broke the American Indians’ “code,” and these soldiers became affectionately known as “code talkers.”

• the American Indian code talkers were treated better than other soldiers

• the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, was entirely American Indian soldiers

• the first American Indian code talkers were from the Choctaw tribe

• German code breakers did not recognize American Indian languages

Who tells this story?

• The Navajo Indians (1st person)

• Narrator that is the Author (3rd Person)

To be a Marine, you had to be between the ages of 17-32. How old was William Yazzie?

• 35

• 16

• 36

• 24

What does hardships mean?

People who live in poor parts of the world have many hardships.

• many options for success

• easy life

• difficulties

• access to clean water

What religion did Ned's family pratice?

• Baptist

• Methodist

• Jewish

• Catholicism

To be a Marine, you had to be between the ages of 17-32. How old was Carl Gorman?

• 29

• 16

• 35

• 22