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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John get more serious about during his second cruise on the USS Intrepid?
(a) Getting married.
(b) His friendships.
(c) His career.
(d) His grades.

2. What Operation did John participate in?
(a) Operation Jack Crack.
(b) Operation Rolling Thunder.
(c) Operation Coronado II.
(d) Operation Coburg.

3. Where did the prisoners leave messages for each other?
(a) Washroom drains.
(b) They didn't.
(c) In food.
(d) In clothing.

4. How many years was Jack active in the Navy before he retired?
(a) 50.
(b) 25.
(c) 41.
(d) 15.

5. In late August, months after offering John an early release, what did the Vietnamese do?
(a) They offered him a release again.
(b) They stopped feeding him.
(c) They beat him brutally.
(d) They made him write a letter to his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened if they were caught communicating?

2. What protocol did the American Prisoners of War follow?

3. What did John do during the Christmas Eve service in 1968?

4. How many planes on the USS Forrestal were destroyed?

5. What did John think as he ejected from the plane over Hanoi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the difficulties John had to face as a prisoner of war?

2. What was life in his imprisonment like after John refused to go home early?

3. How did John's father and grandfather talk about their war experiences after they were home?

4. What happened when the Vietnamese asked John if he wanted to go home early?

5. Why was John's transfer to Camp Unity such a great experience?

6. What were communications like between John and his family?

7. What did early releases tells Jack about his son, John?

8. What happened on Christmas Eve in 1968?

9. What were the fighters on the USS Oriskany known for? Why was John on the ship?

10. How did John feel after the wash rag incident, and what did he do about it?

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