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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 Captain Hart give John demerits for?

2. How did John Sidney McCain Sr feel about fighting?

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

4. How was John different from his father and grandfather scholastically?

5. Who helped prepare John for the Academy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe what Jack was like as a commander.

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

6. Why was Jack awarded the Legion of Merit?

7. How did Slew take care of his grandson?

8. What happened to the USS Gunnel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the communication systems between prisoners and their families. How did they get real messages to each other? Was John any good at it? How did he feel about the Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam?

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 how the soldiers celebrated the Christmas season when John was in charge of the entertainment. How is this different from past Christmases?

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