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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helped the family when John's wife was struggling?
(a) John.
(b) Navy families around her.
(c) A neighbor who was in love with her.
(d) John's parents.

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

3. Where was the ship taken for repairs?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Back to Pittsburgh.
(c) Back to Meridian.
(d) Nowhere -- it was underwater.

4. What happened after John's actions during the Christmas Eve service in 1968?
(a) A fellow soldier reminded him of how much God loved him.
(b) He was put into solitary confinement.
(c) His family wrote to him.
(d) He was beaten.

5. What did the Frenchman who interviewed John want him to do?
(a) Speak against the United States.
(b) Tell the truth about being a prisoner.
(c) Offer classified information.
(d) Escape.

6. What did John think as he ejected from the plane over Hanoi?
(a) He thought about his family.
(b) That he should followed his training.
(c) He couldn't think because he was unconscious.
(d) He thought the war was a nightmare.

7. What happened to John's wife while he was in the Hilton?
(a) She became very ill.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She ran off with another man.
(d) She died.

8. What Army exercises in training did John excel in?
(a) Surviving in a POW camp.
(b) Evading the enemy.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Communications.

9. How did Jack feel about the way America was fighting the Vietnam War?
(a) He was frustrate and challenged Washington on it.
(b) He was embarrassed by his country's approach.
(c) He thought they were doing a good job.
(d) He didn't question it. He just did what he was ordered to do without comment.

10. What did Jack keep on file that only those closest to him knew about?
(a) Anything relating to his son and the other war prisoners.
(b) Vietnamese maneuvers.
(c) Battle strategies.
(d) Anti-American propaganda.

11. What health issue did John first struggle with when he roomed with Bud?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Dyssentary.
(d) Croup.

12. What did the guard draw in the dirt at Christmas?
(a) A cross.
(b) A manger.
(c) A swastika.
(d) His name.

13. How did Jack react to wartime situations that became personal?
(a) He ignored orders if they went against his personal wishes.
(b) He didn't even think about his personal life.
(c) He worked the politics to his best personal advantage.
(d) He didn't let his personal life interfere with the country's needs.

14. What were John's parents informed regarding his situation?
(a) They were told that he was gravely injured, yet would survive.
(b) They were told he was dead.
(c) They were told that he was gravely injured and would probably die.
(d) They were told he was completely fine.

15. What protocol did the American Prisoners of War follow?
(a) The American Creed.
(b) The Code of Conduct.
(c) The Navy Code.
(d) The Code of Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Vietnamese want people to think they treated the prisoners?

2. What did John do when he joined the other soldiers after solitary?

3. Where did the prisoners leave messages for each other?

4. How did Bob react to John's actions?

5. What Operation did John participate in?

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