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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Roberta McCain's parents feel about John Sidney McCain Jr.?
(a) They tolerated him.
(b) They felt he would be a great leader one day.
(c) They adored him.
(d) They didn't appreciate him.

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

3. Who almost blasted the USS Gunnel?
(a) The British.
(b) The Germans.
(c) Other Americans.
(d) The Russians.

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

5. What was education for Navy families like?
(a) Focused on global history.
(b) Focused on American history.
(c) Strict.
(d) Eclectic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John Sidney McCain Sr feel about the men who served under him?

2. What happened after John Sidney McCain Sr. made a decision during a typhoon?

3. How often did John McCain see his grandfather?

4. How did John McCain remember his grandfather?

5. According to John McCain III, how do children of sailors feel?

(see the answer key)

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