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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. How did Jack react to wartime situations that became personal?

2. What information did John give his interrogators?

3. Who helped the family when John's wife was struggling?

4. What caused John the most dismay?

5. How did John feel about the soldiers who tried to escape and participated in forms of resistance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened on Christmas Eve in 1968?

4. How was John's wife in danger back in the United States, and how did she take care of herself?

5. How did Jack show what he felt for his son while his son was a prisoner of war?

6. What was John' s behavior like when he was a naval officer at the Academy? How did he act in relation to his work?

7. What happened when John realized he didn't have a wash rag after his punishment?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the soldiers celebrated the Christmas season when John was in charge of the entertainment. How is this different from past Christmases?

Essay Topic 2

How did John's temper and anger issues continue to get him in trouble even after the Church Riot? How did his fellow prisoners try to help him? How did he feel about the trouble he caused them?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the family history of the McCain men in relationship to war. Explain how this affected John McCain's upbringing.

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