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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Roberta and John Sidney McCain Jr's wedding like?
(a) They had a small ceremony with just immediate relatives.
(b) They had a huge society wedding.
(c) They eloped.
(d) They didn't invite family - just friends.

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

3. Who helped prepare John for the Academy?
(a) The teachers at the public school.
(b) His father.
(c) The teachers at Episcopal High School.
(d) His mother.

4. What did John and his friends do to the bully in retaliation?
(a) Had his trunk sent to an Ivy League school instead of his ship.
(b) They beat him up.
(c) They reported him to the principal.
(d) They ran his underwear up a flagpole.

5. 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 hated it.
(c) He didn't know what to do with himself in times of peace.
(d) It made him sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John Sidney McCain Jr. stationed when John Sidney McCain Sr. first met his grandson?

2. How old was John McCain when his grandfather died?

3. Where did Jack go before he went to the Academy?

4. What job did John McCain's grandfather have?

5. How did John Sidney McCain Sr. die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was John Sidney McCain Sr like as a commander? What relationship did he have with the men serving under him?

2. How did Captain Hart try to earn respect from others? Did it work?

3. What was Roberta Wright McCain's background? How did your parents feel about McCain?

4. Why was Jack awarded the Legion of Merit?

5. Why did John decide to become more responsible, what changed him back to his old ways?

6. What was the Academy like in the summer before classes began?

7. How were the men in McCain's family history connected to warfare?

8. Describe what Jack was like as a commander.

9. Why was "Faith of My Fathers" written?

10. What was John McCain's relationship like with his grandfather?

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