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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did John Sidney McCain Jr. feel about the Navy?
(a) He felt is was slightly more interesting than the Army.
(b) He felt like joining it was a necessary chore.
(c) He thought it was the best of all the poor choices.
(d) He was obsessed with it.

2. What was John's term paper for history class about?
(a) Submarines.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Civil War.

3. How did John Sidney McCain Sr feel about fighting?
(a) He didn't like it, but thought there were times when a man had to fight.
(b) He didn't know what to do with himself in times of peace.
(c) He hated it.
(d) It made him sad.

4. How was John different from his father and grandfather scholastically?
(a) He enjoyed some subjects.
(b) He was a model student.
(c) He kept skipping grades.
(d) He failed everything.

5. What was John Sidney McCain Sr. supposed to avoid doing with his grandson?
(a) He wasn't supposed to watch his grandson alone.
(b) He was supposed to avoid all talk of war around his grandson.
(c) He wasn't supposed to coddle his grandson.
(d) He wasn't supposed to talk with his grandson.

6. How did John Sidney McCain Sr. do in school?
(a) He was valedictorian.
(b) He was average academically.
(c) He did not do well in school.
(d) He was suspended for his grades.

7. What was one of John's favorite subjects in school?
(a) Science.
(b) He hated all the subjects.
(c) Math.
(d) English.

8. How did John feel about his actions regarding the bully?
(a) He bragged about the incident to all who would listen.
(b) He felt they weren't honorable and regretted doing the deed.
(c) He wished he were slightly meaner.
(d) He thought it was a great story.

9. How deep did the USS Gunnel submerge when surrounded by the seven Japanese freighters?
(a) 3,000 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) It didn't submerge.
(d) 50 feet.

10. This book offers a real account of what?
(a) John McCain's father's experiences in a prison camp.
(b) Pitfalls of politics.
(c) Triumphs of politics.
(d) Triumphs and pitfalls of military men.

11. How did Jack feel about the men serving under him?
(a) He thought they were ignorant.
(b) He loved them, but didn't think they were well trained.
(c) He was frustrated with them.
(d) He greatly respected them.

12. What physical handicap almost kept John Sidney McCain Sr. from serving?
(a) A weak arm.
(b) A limp.
(c) Poor eyesight.
(d) Defective hearing.

13. What award did John Sidney McCain Sr. get for fighting to save damaged destroyers?
(a) Distinguished Service Medal.
(b) Navy Cross.
(c) Purple Heart.
(d) Medal of Honor.

14. What was a problem when John entered high school?
(a) His grades.
(b) Making friends.
(c) His hearing.
(d) His propensity for getting in trouble.

15. How old was John McCain when his grandfather died?
(a) 22.
(b) 3.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John and his friends do to the bully in retaliation?

2. Strategies from which wars are included in this book?

3. What did Captain Hart give John demerits for?

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

5. How did John feel about the Academy when he first arrived there?

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