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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the signal from the USS Gunnel do?
(a) It showed their position.
(b) It saved their lives.
(c) It was lost in the stormy waters.
(d) It aggravated the enemy.

2. How did John relate to the bully later in life?
(a) He felt a connection since they both tried to please their fathers.
(b) He realized he, too, had been a bully.
(c) He apologized to the bully and they became tentative friends.
(d) They became close friends.

3. What caused John the most dismay?
(a) He didn't want to disappoint his father.
(b) He didn't like seeing his fellow soldiers ill.
(c) He was upset at how his family suffered.
(d) He wished he could show the Vietnamese that he was really a fine man.

4. What did the Vietnamese do when he landed?
(a) They attacked him.
(b) They questioned him.
(c) They ran away from him.
(d) They helped him get up.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the enemy came near John?

2. John Sidney McCain Sr. was the first McCain to do what?

3. What did the Air Force major say to John about his time in Korea?

4. What was John Sidney McCain Sr.'s appearance like?

5. What disease did many of the soldiers in Heartbreak Hotel have?

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