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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 didn't invite family - just friends.
(b) They had a huge society wedding.
(c) They eloped.
(d) They had a small ceremony with just immediate relatives.

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

3. What was John's term paper for history class about?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) Submarines.
(d) His grandfather.

4. What position did Jack assume in London?
(a) He worked for the United Nations.
(b) He became a two-star general.
(c) He was a teacher for the Academy.
(d) He assumed command of all the US naval forces in Europe.

5. How did John Sidney McCain Jr. feel about the Navy?
(a) He thought it was the best of all the poor choices.
(b) He felt like joining it was a necessary chore.
(c) He was obsessed with it.
(d) He felt is was slightly more interesting than the Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught John how to command a ship?

2. How often did John McCain see his grandfather?

3. What award did Jack receive after his work on the amphibious assault?

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

5. How did John relate to the bully later in life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of fighter was Slew?

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

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

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

8. How did Slew take care of his grandson?

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

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

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