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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 reputation did John Sidney McCain Sr. have while serving on the USS Ohio and the USS Baltimore?

2. John Sidney McCain Sr. was the first McCain to do what?

3. What was John Sidney McCain Sr. supposed to avoid doing with his grandson?

4. How did John Sidney McCain Jr. feel about the Navy?

5. Who was John's main teacher?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Slew take care of his grandson?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Operation Rolling Thunder, and how did pilots feel about the orders they were given? How did they feel about the orders to strike Hanoi?

Essay Topic 2

There are many examples in this book of different ways John McCain chose to have a good time rather than getting serious about life. Cite some examples of ways he got himself into trouble looking for fun.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what happened with the peace talks and the bombing raids. What did this mean to the prisoners? What did their captors try to tell them it meant? What was their reaction to their captors?

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