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

2. 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.

3. What happened after John Sidney McCain Sr. made a decision during a typhoon?
(a) He was told to share his command.
(b) He was ordered to relinquish his command.
(c) He was promoted.
(d) He was given a medal.

4. How did Roberta McCain's parents feel about John Sidney McCain Jr.?
(a) They didn't appreciate him.
(b) They tolerated him.
(c) They felt he would be a great leader one day.
(d) They adored him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Distinguished Service Medals did John Sidney McCain Sr. receive during World War II?

2. How did John Sidney McCain Jr. feel about the Navy?

3. "Faith of My Fathers" is about all the following men except for which one?

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

5. What did John Sidney McCain Sr do in the Second World War?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of personality did John have as he was attending school?

2. Why was Jack awarded the Legion of Merit?

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

4. What was Slew's military career like?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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