Vocabulary
A sneak attack
What is an ambush?
"I am a plucked turkey." (p. 59)
What is a metaphor?
He drove Kii Yazhi to his new school.
Who is Kii Yazhi's uncle?
The boarding school was this distance from home:
100 miles
50 miles
10 miles
What is 100 miles?
To make a funny remark or joke?
What is wisecrack?
complete disorder and confusion
What is chaos?
"The Japanese are so stealthy they are like mice."(p.107)
What is a simile?
Who is Kii Yazhi or Ned Begay?
This is the first word the Navajo children learned at school.
What is "hello"?
Unpleasant, sad
What is grim?
A traditional Navajo hut made of logs and earth
What is a hogan?
"With all the sand we ate I figured we were ten pounds heavier" (p. 92-92)
What is hyperbole?
The Navajo man at the school with short hair and was dressed like a "white man".
Who is Mr. Jacob Benally?
What two things happened to the students when they arrived at school?
What is having their hair cut and changing out of their jewelry and clothing?
A safe place
To tremble or shake
What is quiver?
"We heard a whining sound coming from the sky." (p.92)
What is personification?
The boy who kept getting in trouble which resulted in him being put in the basement for one week.
Who is John Roanhorse?
The United States joined World War II after this event.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Connected in some way with a deity or spiritual entity
What is sacred?
To feel a sharp, stinging pain
What is smart?
"Neddie, you are almost as bright as a little white child."
What is a simile?
Who is Principal O'Sullivan?
This is how the students learned the Japanese attacked the United States.
What is the school radio?
To instruct or inform someone thoroughly
What is brief?