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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the prisoners call the mayor of Hanoi's official residence?
(a) The Plantation.
(b) The Jail.
(c) The White House.
(d) The Pit.

2. How were the prisoners treated up to the end of 1969?
(a) With caution.
(b) With respect.
(c) Abominably.
(d) With anger.

3. What did John do when he joined the other soldiers after solitary?
(a) Talked non-stop.
(b) Asked them to leave him alone.
(c) Cried.
(d) Laughed.

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

5. What did John send to Bob the first Christmas they were free?
(a) 500 wash rags.
(b) A photograph of his family..
(c) A huge food basket.
(d) A map of Hanoi.

6. What did Jack do to ensure his son's release?
(a) He wrote letters to the Vietnamese government.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He gave money to the Vietnamese.
(d) He sent soldiers to free his son.

7. What Operation did John participate in?
(a) Operation Coburg.
(b) Operation Coronado II.
(c) Operation Rolling Thunder.
(d) Operation Jack Crack.

8. What did the soldiers do their first night in Camp Unity?
(a) They planned an escape.
(b) They sang songs and put on a play.
(c) They stayed awake all night.
(d) They slept in peace.

9. What were the prisoners able to do by April of 1969?
(a) Eat all they wanted.
(b) Call home.
(c) Walk outside the gates.
(d) Play ping-pong and pool.

10. What was the result of having a famous father for John?
(a) He was released.
(b) He was treated more harsly than other prisoners.
(c) He was able to eat with the enemy.
(d) He was treated better than other prisoners.

11. How many children did Carol and John have?
(a) They couldn't have any.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

12. In late August, months after offering John an early release, what did the Vietnamese do?
(a) They beat him brutally.
(b) They stopped feeding him.
(c) They made him write a letter to his father.
(d) They offered him a release again.

13. What happened to John's plane when he was in Corpus Christi Bay?
(a) He lost his steering controls.
(b) The landing gears were stuck.
(c) The rudder broke off.
(d) The engine quit.

14. What did John and his friends start up in Meridian, Mississippi?
(a) The Key Fess Yacht Club.
(b) An acting troupe.
(c) A band.
(d) The Meridian Gospel Church.

15. Why did the Vietnamese take John to the hospital?
(a) He asked them to.
(b) They found out his father was an Admiral.
(c) They didn't.
(d) It was common protocol for prisoners of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were John's parents informed regarding his situation?

2. What happened after John's actions during the Christmas Eve service in 1968?

3. What did Jack keep on file that only those closest to him knew about?

4. What did Johnny Apple write?

5. How did many of the prisoners communicate with their families?

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