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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 was John Sidney McCain Jr.'s physique like when he left the Academy?

2. How did John relate to the bully later in life?

3. How did John McCain view his father?

4. How did the men serving under Jack feel about him?

5. How old was John McCain when his grandfather died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why was Jack awarded the Legion of Merit?

9. What was Slew's military career like?

10. What happened to the USS Gunnel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Jack's career. What awards and medals did he get? What kind of leader was he?

Essay Topic 3

How did John's temper and anger issues continue to get him in trouble even after the Church Riot? How did his fellow prisoners try to help him? How did he feel about the trouble he caused them?

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