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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. Strategies from which wars are included in this book?

2. What award did John Sidney McCain Sr. get for fighting to save damaged destroyers?

3. What happened when John McCain was five?

4. How did John McCain view his father?

5. What did Jack command during World War II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was "Faith of My Fathers" written?

2. What was Roberta Wright McCain's background? How did your parents feel about McCain?

3. What happened to the USS Gunnel?

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

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

6. Describe what Jack was like as a commander.

7. How had Slew changed professionally by World War II?

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

9. What was Slew's military career like?

10. Describe John's education before he went to the Academy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did John do that made him a difficult prisoner for the Vietnamese?

Essay Topic 2

Describe some of the experiences Jack had aboard the USS Gunnel. What danger did he and his men face? How did they overcome it? How close were they to death? What saved them?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the conditions John lived in at The Plantation. What was his daily schedule like? What was isolation like? How did he keep sane?

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