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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. How many planes on the USS Forrestal were destroyed?

2. What happened to the USS Forrestal?

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

4. Where did Jack ask to have his change of command ceremony?

5. How did John feel during the months after the Vietnamese offered his release?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was John's punishment in Calcutta?

3. What did John and his friends do for entertainment in Meridian, Mississippi? How did people react to what they had done?

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

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

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

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

8. What did John do while he was in Army training?

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

10. How did John's father and grandfather talk about their war experiences after they were home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Explain in great detail what type of leader Jack was. Include examples of how he worked with the troops under him.

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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