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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to John's plane when he was in Corpus Christi Bay?

2. What trouble did John get into in Spain?

3. How did the pilots feel about the orders they were given?

4. How did the Vietnamese want people to think they treated the prisoners?

5. How did John feel about signing a statement of confession?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened when John was flying in Corpus Christi Bay? How was he feeling after the event?

5. What did John do while he was in Army training?

6. What was John's punishment in Calcutta?

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

8. Why didn't John turn around when he was warned that the enemy was flying toward him?

9. In October of 1962, John's squadron was ordered to fly their planes back to the carrier earlier than they had expected. They discovered that they might see some action. What happened with this, and how did John feel about it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the conditions John lived in at The Plantation. What was his daily schedule like? What was isolation like? How did he keep sane?

Essay Topic 2

What did John do that made him a difficult prisoner for the Vietnamese?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Slew physically, mentally, and as a leader. How did he feel about war, and what did he do that made him so great in history?

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