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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 physical handicap almost kept John Sidney McCain Sr. from serving?

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

3. What award did Jack receive after his work on the amphibious assault?

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

5. What amphibious assault did Jack command?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Slew take care of his grandson?

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

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

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

6. What happened to the USS Gunnel?

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

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

9. What happened when John Sidney McCain Sr was 61 years old?

10. What was the Academy like in the summer before classes began?

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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