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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 Sr do in the Second World War?

2. What job did John McCain's grandfather have?

3. What strength did McCain's mother have that helped the family?

4. What was education for Navy families like?

5. How did those under John Sidney McCain Sr. view him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what Jack was like as a commander.

4. What kind of fighter was Slew?

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

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

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

8. What were some of Jack's inventions and innovations?

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

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

Describe the feelings John had about finally going home. How did he feel toward his father? What was his physical condition? How were the soldiers treated when they landed?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe Slew physically, mentally, and as a leader. How did he feel about war, and what did he do that made him so great in history?

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