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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 do during the Christmas Eve service in 1968?

2. What happened to John's wife while he was in the Hilton?

3. How did Jack feel about the way America was fighting the Vietnam War?

4. What happened after John's actions during the Christmas Eve service in 1968?

5. How many Americans were prisoners with John?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the interrogation sessions like? How did John feel about his time in the interrogation room?

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

3. What were some of the difficulties John had to face as a prisoner of war?

4. Why didn't John turn around when he was warned that the enemy was flying toward him?

5. What happened on Christmas Eve in 1968?

6. What injuries did John receive from the inferno on the USS Forestall? How were his injuries compared to the others?

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

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

9. What was John' s behavior like when he was a naval officer at the Academy? How did he act in relation to his work?

10. What happened when John realized he didn't have a wash rag after his punishment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Roberta McCain's talents helped Jack in his rise to success. What talents did he bring to the table? What made him so great?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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