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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 happened when the enemy came near John?
(a) He shot them down.
(b) He evaded them and flew away.
(c) He continued forward to release his bombs.
(d) He panicked and froze.

2. What happened to John's plane when he was in Corpus Christi Bay?
(a) He lost his steering controls.
(b) The engine quit.
(c) The landing gears were stuck.
(d) The rudder broke off.

3. What did the Frenchman who interviewed John want him to do?
(a) Tell the truth about being a prisoner.
(b) Escape.
(c) Offer classified information.
(d) Speak against the United States.

4. Where did Jack ask to have his change of command ceremony?
(a) Back in the United States.
(b) On the USS Oriskany.
(c) In a private ceremony in his living room.
(d) In Hanoi.

5. How did John feel about the Vietnamese' actions in the August after he was offered an early release?
(a) He thought their actions were futile.
(b) He wanted to kill himself.
(c) He sympathized with their situation.
(d) He was angry at the Vietnamese.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Carol and John have?

2. How did many of the prisoners communicate with their families?

3. How did Jack react to wartime situations that became personal?

4. In late August, months after offering John an early release, what did the Vietnamese do?

5. What did Jack do to ensure his son's release?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did John's father and grandfather talk about their war experiences after they were home?

2. How was John's wife in danger back in the United States, and how did she take care of herself?

3. How did John feel after the wash rag incident, and what did he do about it?

4. What happened when the three men were released in August of 1969?

5. How did Jack show what he felt for his son while his son was a prisoner of war?

6. In October of 1962, John's squadron was ordered to fly their planes back to the carrier earlier than they had expected. They discovered that they might see some action. What happened with this, and how did John feel about it?

7. What happened when the Vietnamese asked John if he wanted to go home early?

8. What were some of the difficulties John had to face as a prisoner of war?

9. What were communications like between John and his family?

10. What did John and his friends do for entertainment in Meridian, Mississippi? How did people react to what they had done?

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