Vocabulary
A traditional Navajo hut of logs and earth
What is a hogan?
The narrator of the story.
Who is Ned Begay?
What is hello?
"Banzai"
Kamikazes were suicide missions.
True
A sneak attach
What is an ambush?
To whom Ned Begay was telling his story to
Who are his grandchildren?
The ceremony performed before Ned went to war.
What is the Blessingway?
D-Day means
Nothing
Death Day
Dooms-Day
There is no right answer
What is there is no right answer?
The main reason Navajo soldiers were worried about delivering messages by foot because they didn't want to fall in fox holes.
False - They didn't want to be confused for a Japanese soldier.
Connected in some way with a deity or spiritual entity
What is sacred?
Kii Yazhi's white name.
What is Ned Begay?
An ally with Japan.
Russia
Germany
China
France
What is Germany?
After Camp Elliott, the Code Talkers trained here.
What is Hawaii?
Ned was 17 years old and old enough to join the Marines?
False - he was 14 when Pearl Harbor was attacked
Feel a sharp, stinging pain
What is smart?
Author of Code Talker
Who is Joseph Bruchac?
The country Ned chose to write about for his high school history paper.
What is Japan?
This many years went by before the code talkers were allowed to discuss their contribution to World War II.
What is almost 25 years?
Georgia Boy helped Ned Begay learn how to read.
False - Ned Begay helped Georgia Boy learn how to read.
Confidence and enthusiasm, especially of a group
What is morale?
Navajo for "white man"
What is bilagaanaa?
Neds prayers during battle included the use of this.
What is pollen?
The Emperor
Parliament
The Supreme Military Council
The Kamikaze Soldiers
What is the Supreme Military Council?
The Japanese made an extensive network of tunnels and underground fortifications that made it harder for them to be defeated on Iwo Jima.
True