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Code Talker Chapters 1-6

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  • Who did the Japanese form an alliance with?
    Germany
  • What was Kii Yázhí’s purpose for going to school?
    To learn to speak English and to learn about the white man's ways, so that he could help his people.
  • What is a mesa?
    flat-topped ridge
  • What happened in Ned's world on December 5?
    Dunce Cap
  • Why do you think the Navajo parents sent their children to school in all of their best clothing?
    To let the staff at the school know that they came from a family that really cared about them.
  • What is a hogan?
    A house
  • What happened on December 7, 1941?
    Bombing of Pearl Harbor
  • What was the Long Walk?
    When the Navajo were forced to leave their homes and walk to eastern New Mexico.
  • Why did so many children end up with the last name Begay?
    Begay means "son of" in Navajo
  • What did the Navajo do to help the victims of the Japanese earthquake?
    Food drive
  • What was the new rule about the children using their native language?
    They were not allowed to speak Navajo.
  • What does ashamed mean?
    Embarassed
  • What did the Japanese believe was their destiny?
    To control all of the Pacific
  • What are moccasins?
    Leather shoes worn by Native Americans
  • How did the teachers and other white people feel about the Navajo language and culture?
    They told the students it was no good.
  • What does progress mean?
    Moving forward
  • What does bilagaana mean?
    White people
  • How is high school different from elementary school?
    The teachers are better and it is closer to home
  • How was Ned punished for speaking Navajo?
    Mouth washed out with soap; Dunce cap
  • How does Kii Yázhí’s name provide a description of him?
    It means little boy and he is very small.
  • What does divine mean?
    Godly
  • What was the children’s first impression of the principal? What did they call him?
    A barking dog
  • What does educable mean?
    Able to learn or be taught
  • Who is the narrator?
    Ned Begay or Kii Yázhí’s
  • How did the Navajo children feel about their hair?
    Their hair was sacred and it was considered a misfortune to cut it.
  • How did Ned find comfort after being punished for speaking Navajo?
    A friend whispered Navajo to him
  • What does deliberately mean?
    On purpose
  • What is a dormitory?
    A large room with beds
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