Code Talker chapter 1 to 6 – Flashcards
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Who is the narrator?
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Kii Yazhi
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What does his name mean?
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Little Boy.
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Why did the Americans declare war on the Navajos Indians?
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They would not stop raiding the Mexicans who continued to raid their villages and turn their people into slaves.
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What was the long walk?
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The Navajo were forced to walk hundreds of miles to Fort Sumner.
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Describe the conditions in which the Navajo were allowed to go back to their homeland.
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They had to promise to obey the American laws, stop raiding, and to learn the white-man ways.
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How did Kii Yazhi and his uncle get to the school?
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They rode in a wagon.
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What did the jewelry symbolize?
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It symbolized how much their families loved them.
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Why wasn't it easy to understand the Navajo spoken by the children at the mission?
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They spoke the same language but they were from different areas and the language was slightly different.
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How are the Navajo children taught to react to adults?
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They were taught to respect them
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Describe the white man who met the Navajo children.
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Red-faced, barked like dogs
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Why did the white man think the children were being disrespectful to him when he was yelling at them?
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They were looking down at the ground.
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What did Jacob Benally tell the children that shocked them?
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He told them they were no longer allowed to speak Navajo. There were to speak English or say nothing at all.
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Who was the white man who spoke to the children upon their arrival?
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He was the principal of the mission school, Principal O'Sullivan
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What did he tell the children?
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Everything they knew about being Indian had to be forgotten.
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Why did the Navajo consider their long hair to be sacred?
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Long hair ensured that misfortune would stay away.
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What job did Mr. Reamer have?
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He gave the children their new American name
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What name was given to the narrator?
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Ned Begay.
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What happened to Ned when he greeted Mr. Reamer with a Navajo greeting?
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He had his mouth washed out with soap.
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What happened to the children who refused to stop talking Navajo?
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They were beaten with heavy sticks.
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Explain what happened to John Roanhorse.
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He was taken to a cellar and chained in it for a week. He was given stale bread and water.
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How did Ned defy the teachers at the mission?
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He spoke Navajo whenever he wasn't around the white folks.
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Who was Jim Thorpe?
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He was a famous Indian athlete.
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Why did Ned resent the way the teachers treated him?
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They didn't expect him to be as smart as the white children.
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How did having a goal make the time go faster for Ned?
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He had something to achieve, to work for.
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What did Ned like about the Navajo High School besides its location?
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The teachers taught them a lot more.
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What is ironic about Ned and his classmates collecting food for the poor people of Japan?
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His people were poorer than the people he was gathering food for.
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What did the Japanese believe was their destiny?
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To own all the land around them.
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Who did Japan form an alliance with?
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Germany.
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What did the piece of paper in Ned's wallet say the Navajo Indians would do if needed?
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They would fight as Americans against anyone who threatened them.
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What was the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
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December 7, 1941.
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What is a dunce cap?
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It was a pointed hat placed on the top of a student's head.
