Background
Who is the author of Code Talker?
Joseph Bruchac
"He seemed tall as a lodgepole pine to me" is an example of which literary device?
Simile
This language, considered sacred by its speakers, was forbidden at the boarding school Ned attended.
Navajo
What does Kii hold on to while learning the words and ways of whites?
his sacred language
Who passed a resolution in Jun of 1940 that Kii liked so much he wrote it down on a piece of paper and kept it with him forever?
Navajo Tribal Council
What year was Code talker published?
2005
What was Ned’s birth name, which was changed when he went to school.
Kii Yázhí
Who meets the children at the school and explains how they must behave in Navajo?
Mr. Jacob/John Benally
During highschool, Ned sets a goal for himself to become a .....
teacher.
"teacher who shows respect to all his Indian students and expects the best of everyone"
What happened on December 7 1941?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Where does the author currently live?
Greenfield Center, New York
How does Ned travel to the Rehoboth Mission Boarding School?
Who is the red-haired, angry man who runs the school?
Principal O'Sullivan
Who is Ned's social studies teacher?
Mr. Straight
Why does the US Marine Corps recruit Navajo?
They want them to create a code.
They need their language.
Name one other book the author has written
The Arrow Over the Door
Children of the Longhouse
Eagle's Song
The Heart of a Chief
The Winter People
Who brings Kii to the boarding school?
his uncle.
What happens to the students when they arrive at the school and Mr. Benally teaches them how to say hello?
Their hair is cut
What did Ned write his first paper in social studies about?
How old is Kii when he joins the Marines?
16
How many chapters have we read so far?
10
Who said, "You are small, but your heart is large. You will do your best."
Great-Grandfather
What does Mr. Reamer give the children?
New names.
"The hours and days, the weeks and months and even the years, grew legs and began to run like an antelope." This is an example of which literary device?
Simile
What does Kii's parents say he needs before they say yes to him joining after he has waited one year since the last time he asked?
"Blessingway"