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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. Who helped the family when John's wife was struggling?

2. What health issue did John first struggle with when he roomed with Bud?

3. What was the summer of 1969 like for John and the other prisoners?

4. What caused John the most dismay?

5. What happened to the packages John's wife sent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was life in his imprisonment like after John refused to go home early?

2. What was John's punishment in Calcutta?

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

4. How was John's wife in danger back in the United States, and how did she take care of herself?

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

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

7. What happened on Christmas Eve in 1968?

8. What happened when John was flying in Corpus Christi Bay? How was he feeling after the event?

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

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

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

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 3

Describe Jack's career. What awards and medals did he get? What kind of leader was he?

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