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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. Jack's mom told John after the war that she would hear Jack doing what in his study?
(a) Crying.
(b) Typing madly.
(c) Praying.
(d) Throwing things.

2. What did the prisoners call the mayor of Hanoi's official residence?
(a) The Jail.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Plantation.
(d) The Pit.

3. What did the Americans who were released in August tell the world?
(a) The Vietnamese did not treat prisoners well.
(b) The Vietnamese propaganda was accurate.
(c) The Vietnamese actually favored the American prisoners.
(d) John had life easy thanks to his father.

4. What did John do when he joined the other soldiers after solitary?
(a) Asked them to leave him alone.
(b) Cried.
(c) Talked non-stop.
(d) Laughed.

5. How long did John have to stay in a small room as punishment?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 3 months.
(d) An entire day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Operation did John participate in?

2. What did the soldiers do their first night in Camp Unity?

3. How did the Vietnamese want people to think they treated the prisoners?

4. What protocol did the American Prisoners of War follow?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was life in his imprisonment like after John refused to go home early?

2. What injuries did John receive from the inferno on the USS Forestall? How were his injuries compared to the others?

3. What happened when John realized he didn't have a wash rag after his punishment?

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

5. What was John's punishment in Calcutta?

6. What happened when John was flying in Corpus Christi Bay? How was he feeling after the event?

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

8. What was John' s behavior like when he was a naval officer at the Academy? How did he act in relation to his work?

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

10. What were the fighters on the USS Oriskany known for? Why was John on the ship?

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