Book Code Talkers

Who is the protagonist of Code Talker?

• The Uncle

• Kii Yazhi

• Marisela

• The grandfather

Where is Kii Yazhi traveling to in Chapter 1?

• His grandfather's house

• To join the Marines

• His Hogan

• A white mission boarding school

Which image below is a "Hogan"?

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Why is Kii Yazhi's family so upset in chapter 1?

• Kii Yazhi is leaving home to attend a boarding school far away

• Kii Yazhi's uncle is going on a long trip

• Kii Yazhi's grandfather is very sick

• Kii Yazhi's dad has to go to war

Which piece of evidence below best shows that Kii Yazhi's family is supportive and caring?

• "Be Strong, Kii Yazhi," he (the grandfather) rasped" (page 6)

• "Travel safely my son," Mother said" (p7)

• "Father was even sadder than my mother." (p 7)

• "There stood my tall, beautiful mother." (p5)

Why does Kii Yazhi have to go to the white school?

• To get a better education

• To join the military

• to learn the ways of the white people to help his family and tribe

• to learn how to farm and make more food

Which quote best supports why Kii Yazhi has to go to the white school?

• "That is why you must go to school: not for yourself, but for your family, for our people, for our sacred land." p 10

• "Our people never forgot our homeland between the four sacred mountains." p10

• "The burned our crops, killed our livestock, and cut down our peach trees." p9

• "those laws that we now have to live by, they are in English" p8

Pick two quotes below that show that Kii Yazhi is resilient (being tough when faced with a challenge).

• "I politely looked down at my feet and nodded." p9

• "Yes, Uncle, I will try hard to learn for our people and our land." p11

• "I was only six years old and I was worried." p5

• "I could run up there and hide. But I did not do so, for I had always obeyed my mother." p5

• "I felt a splinter go into my finger from the rough wood, but I ignored the pain. Instead I pulled myself around to turn backward and wave to my parents." p7

Turn to page 1. In the section "Listen My Grandchildren", who is the narrator and who are they speaking to?

• A marine speaking to other soldiers

• a young Navajo boy speaking to his grandpa

• a grandfather speaking to his grandchildren

• Older men talking to each other about the war

What important fact does the reader find out about the narrator in the section "Listen My Grandchildren"?

• The narrator has grandchildren

• The narrator was a Navajo Code Talker during World War 2

• The narrator was on a medal

• The narrator traveled a lot when he was young