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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 trouble did John get into in Spain?
(a) He was arrested for public drunkeness.
(b) He flew too low and knocked over some power lines.
(c) He inadvertently insulted a chief commander in Spain.
(d) He separated from his unit and got lost.

2. What did Johnny Apple write?
(a) That John was missing.
(b) That John never went on a mission.
(c) That John had joined the enemy.
(d) That John was dead.

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

4. What did John and his friends start up in Meridian, Mississippi?
(a) The Meridian Gospel Church.
(b) The Key Fess Yacht Club.
(c) An acting troupe.
(d) A band.

5. What was John supposed to do in Hanoi on his mission?
(a) Bomb the thermal power plant.
(b) Fly over the area sniping people.
(c) Scan the area for map-making.
(d) Bomb the harbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Americans who were released in August tell the world?

2. How were the prisoners treated up to the end of 1969?

3. What were John's parents informed regarding his situation?

4. What information did John give his interrogators?

5. What did John do when he joined the other soldiers after solitary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was John's transfer to Camp Unity such a great experience?

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

3. 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?

4. What did early releases tells Jack about his son, John?

5. Why didn't John turn around when he was warned that the enemy was flying toward him?

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

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

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

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

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

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