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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happened when John McCain was five?
(a) His grandfather died.
(b) His father died.
(c) His brother went off to war.
(d) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

4. How did John Sidney McCain Sr feel about the men who served under him?
(a) He was very close to them.
(b) He felt as if he didn't know them enough.
(c) He thought they were very inept.
(d) He deliberately kept himself distant from them since he was a commander not a friend.

5. What award did Jack receive after his work on the amphibious assault?
(a) Meritorious Service Medal.
(b) National Defense Service Medal.
(c) Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
(d) The Legion of Merit.

6. Why did John go back to his old ways?
(a) He wanted to prove something to his father.
(b) He felt like a failure.
(c) Captain Hart put him at the bottom of the class.
(d) He was bullied and oppressed.

7. What was Captain Ben Hart known for?
(a) He was a tyrant to all students.
(b) He was a stickler for the rules.
(c) He really cared about the students.
(d) He was a comedian as well as a teacher.

8. What job did John McCain's father have?
(a) Submariner.
(b) Naval Aviator.
(c) Naval cartographer.
(d) Aircraft carrier designer.

9. What two factors contribute to a student's class standing?
(a) Academic performance and grease grade.
(b) Neatness and academic performance.
(c) Grease grade and neatness.
(d) Academic performance and lineage.

10. How much oxygen did the USS Gunnel have when it resurfaced after being deeply submerged when the Japanese were around?
(a) Half a day.
(b) One day.
(c) They were completely out.
(d) Less than an hour.

11. 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) They became close friends.
(d) He apologized to the bully and they became tentative friends.

12. Jack was knowledgable and resourceful about what?
(a) Hydroponics.
(b) War strategies.
(c) Underwater communications.
(d) Submarines and how they worked.

13. What was the USS Gunnel supposed to do after its mission?
(a) Head to Pearl Harbor.
(b) Open fire on Britain.
(c) Head to safety.
(d) Lower its flag.

14. How did John feel about the Academy when he first arrived there?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He thought it was challenging.
(c) He loved it.
(d) He thought it was easy.

15. Who was John's main teacher?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jack feel about the men serving under him?

2. What was John Sidney McCain Sr. supposed to avoid doing with his grandson?

3. What did Captain Hart give John demerits for?

4. How did John Sidney McCain Sr. do in school?

5. What medal did John Sidney McCain Sr. get for his courage and leadership in the Guadalcanal campaign?

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