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

2. How did John Sidney McCain Sr. die?
(a) He died in battle.
(b) He was killed by a man under his command.
(c) He collapsed at his welcome home celebration.
(d) He died of old age.

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

4. How did John McCain remember his grandfather?
(a) As an autocratic presence.
(b) As a small man that lived large.
(c) As a hero.
(d) As a remote stranger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the USS Gunnel as it headed toward Scotland?

2. What job did John McCain's father have?

3. What physical handicap almost kept John Sidney McCain Sr. from serving?

4. What happened when John McCain was five?

5. What amphibious assault did Jack command?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when John Sidney McCain Sr was 61 years old?

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

4. How did the student who bullied John die later in their lives? How did John relate to him at his death?

5. Describe John's education before he went to the Academy.

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

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

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

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

10. How did the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor affect John McCain?

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