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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. Where did John attend flight school?

2. How did the pilots feel about the orders they were given?

3. What did the Air Force major say to John about his time in Korea?

4. What trouble did John get into in Spain?

5. What did the Frenchman who interviewed John want him to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did John feel after the wash rag incident, and what did he do about it?

2. What happened when the three men were released in August of 1969?

3. What happened when the Vietnamese asked John if he wanted to go home early?

4. What were the fighters on the USS Oriskany known for? Why was John on the ship?

5. What did early releases tells Jack about his son, John?

6. In October of 1962, John's squadron was ordered to fly their planes back to the carrier earlier than they had expected. They discovered that they might see some action. What happened with this, and how did John feel about it?

7. What was John's punishment in Calcutta?

8. Why was John's transfer to Camp Unity such a great experience?

9. What did the Air Force major talk to the trainees about, and how did John feel about him?

10. What were communications like between John and his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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