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Joseph Bruchac

Code Talker

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

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Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. It is a way to protect family and the Navajo people. (Chapter 1)

2. Speaking Navajo, or any language that is not English (Chapter 2)

3. Naked and ashamed (Chapter 3)

4. Tradition (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. Children are dressed in their finest to show the teachers how much their families care for them. (Chapter 2)

2. In the past, Mexican enslavers who could speak English told the United States the Navajo were raiders, leading to the Long Walk. Because the laws of the country were written in English, learning English is also important for Navajo survival and sovereignty. (Chapter 1)

3. Ned is a model student because he is polite, studious, and says what teachers want to hear. In private, however, he is rebellious; he only speaks Navajo and keeps the Navajo Way in his heart. (Chapter 4)

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. A teacher (Chapter 5)

2. It is closer to home and has better instruction. (Chapter 5)

3. Japan (Chapter 5)

4. The Marines (Chapter 6)

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