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

2. How did John feel about signing a statement of confession?
(a) He did it, and regretted the action for his whole life.
(b) He knew his signature meant nothing since it was under duress so he signed without hesitation.
(c) He said he would sign if the other prisoners did, too.
(d) He refused to sign.

3. What did John think as he ejected from the plane over Hanoi?
(a) That he should followed his training.
(b) He couldn't think because he was unconscious.
(c) He thought the war was a nightmare.
(d) He thought about his family.

4. What did Jack keep on file that only those closest to him knew about?
(a) Anti-American propaganda.
(b) Battle strategies.
(c) Vietnamese maneuvers.
(d) Anything relating to his son and the other war prisoners.

5. How did John feel during the months after the Vietnamese offered his release?
(a) He felt at peace.
(b) He regretted his choice.
(c) He lived in trepidation.
(d) He was happy with his choice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helped the family when John's wife was struggling?

3. How many Americans were prisoners with John?

4. What were the prisoners able to do by April of 1969?

5. What did John do to Bob?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was John's punishment in Calcutta?

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

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