The Unbreakable Code

What is a platoon?

• a secret place

• a narrow mountain trail

• a group of soldiers

• a kind of sailboat

Which word is a synonym for (same as) faint?

• weak

• bony

• level

• grand

What does the word battered most likely mean in this sentence?

The suitcase was battered, but Alex really liked it.

• heavy

• worn

• odd

• small

New soldiers or sailors are called

• convoys.

• producers.

• C directors

• recruits.

When something is creased, it has been

• painted.

• folded.

• removed.

• flattened.

What genre is The Unbreakable Code?

• Historical Fiction

• Autobiography

• Graphic Novel

• Non-Fiction

Which of these statements about John’s grandfather is true?

• He wanted to go to Minnesota with his daughter and grandson.

• He spoke Navajo at boarding school even though he got punished.

• He did not want to leave school and join the Marines.

Where does this story begin?

• in Minnesota

• government boarding school

• on a Marine boot camp

• on the farm of John’s grandfather

Why did the Navajos have to wear a blindfold when they were learning about radios?

• so no one would turn on a radio by accident

• so no one could see how the radios worked

• so they could fix them at night without light

• so they could work without speaking in English

Why didn’t Grandfather tell John about the fighting?

• The memories made him too sad.

• It happened too long ago.

• He wanted John to read about the war.

• The canyon was too noisy.