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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. How did John Sidney McCain Sr feel about fighting?
(a) It made him sad.
(b) He didn't know what to do with himself in times of peace.
(c) He didn't like it, but thought there were times when a man had to fight.
(d) He hated it.

2. How often did John McCain see his grandfather?
(a) Never.
(b) Frequently.
(c) Rarely.
(d) Once a month.

3. What strength did McCain's mother have that helped the family?
(a) She was impeccably neat.
(b) She had natural charm, beauty, and social graces.
(c) She knew the inner-workings of the Navy.
(d) She was brilliant.

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

5. According to John McCain III, how do children of sailors feel?
(a) Like they get to see the world.
(b) They don't see their fathers much, but they understand why and are proud.
(c) They want to be just like their fathers and don't think of other career options.
(d) Angry at the government for taking their fathers away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal did the USS Gunnel send out?

2. What position did Jack assume in London?

3. What was one of John's favorite subjects in school?

4. What did the signal from the USS Gunnel do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Slew changed professionally by World War II?

2. How did John Sidney McCain Junior and John Sidney McCain Senior change history in the Navy?

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

4. How did John end out getting a decent grade in history?

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

6. How did Slew take care of his grandson?

7. What were some of Jack's inventions and innovations?

8. What was Slew's military career like?

9. How did John Sidney McCain Junior feel about the Naval Academy? What was his performance like there?

10. What happened to the USS Gunnel?

(see the answer keys)

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