Background
Early
At the Boarding School
High School
The Recruiting
100

Who is the author of Code Talker?

Joseph Bruchac

100

"He seemed tall as a lodgepole pine to me" is an example of which literary device?

Simile

100

This language, considered sacred by its speakers, was forbidden at the boarding school Ned attended.

Navajo

100

What does Kii hold on to while learning the words and ways of whites?

his sacred language

100

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

200

What year was Code talker published?

2005

200

What was Ned’s birth name, which was changed when he went to school.

Kii Yázhí

200

Who meets the children at the school and explains how they must behave in Navajo?

Mr. Jacob/John Benally

200

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"

200

What happened on December 7 1941?

The attack on Pearl Harbor

300

Where does the author currently live?

Greenfield Center, New York

300

How does Ned travel to the Rehoboth Mission Boarding School?

Wagon
300

Who is the red-haired, angry man who runs the school?

Principal O'Sullivan

300

Who is Ned's social studies teacher?

Mr. Straight

300

Why does the US Marine Corps recruit Navajo?

They want them to create a code. 

They need their language.


400

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

400

Who brings Kii to the boarding school?

his uncle.

400

What happens to the students when they arrive at the school and Mr. Benally teaches them how to say hello?

Their hair is cut

400

What did Ned write his first paper in social studies about?

The people of Japan
400

How old is Kii when he joins the Marines?

16

500

How many chapters have we read so far?

10

500

Who said, "You are small, but your heart is large. You will do your best."

Great-Grandfather

500

What does Mr. Reamer give the children?

New names.

500

"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

500

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"