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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal did the USS Gunnel send out?

2. What did John and his friends do to the bully in retaliation?

3. How did John Sidney McCain Sr. die?

4. How did John McCain remember his grandfather?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to the USS Gunnel?

3. How did the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor affect John McCain?

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

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

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

7. How did John Sidney McCain Junior feel about the Naval Academy? What was his performance like there?

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

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

10. How were the men in McCain's family history connected to warfare?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the feelings John had about finally going home. How did he feel toward his father? What was his physical condition? How were the soldiers treated when they landed?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Slew physically, mentally, and as a leader. How did he feel about war, and what did he do that made him so great in history?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the family history of the McCain men in relationship to war. Explain how this affected John McCain's upbringing.

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