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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 did John Sidney McCain Jr. and his wife find when they came home from their dinner date?

2. How did John McCain remember his grandfather?

3. This book offers a real account of what?

4. Jack served as second in command on the USS St. Paul in which war?

5. How deep did the USS Gunnel submerge when surrounded by the seven Japanese freighters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Jack was like as a commander.

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

3. Why was Jack awarded the Legion of Merit?

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

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

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

7. How did John Sidney McCain Junior and John Sidney McCain Senior change history in the Navy?

8. How did John end out getting a decent grade in history?

9. What happened to the USS Gunnel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John was in three serious plane accidents. Discuss all three of them, citing what happened to the planes and to John. What was the result of each of the accidents?

Essay Topic 2

How did Jack feel about his son and his son's captivity? How did the situation affect his role as a commander?

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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