2. How was Hoffman involved with the Swift Boats?
(a) He was the route planner.
(b) He was the commander.
(c) He was the lieutenant in charge.
(d) He was the tactics division specialist.

3. What years was Hoffman involved with the Swift Boats?
(a) 1969 and 1970.
(b) 1968 and 1969.
(c) 1967 and 1968.
(d) 1965 and 1967.

4. During what war did the Swift Boat Veterans serve with Kerry?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Afghanistan.

5. What does the open letter from the Swiftees label Kerry?
(a) A great exaggerator.
(b) Pathetic.
(c) A fraud.
(d) Greedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original intention for the PCFs?

2. As O'Neill states, what was the crowd's response when Kerry was introduced at the 2003 Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

3. When did Kerry make a cameo appearance at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

4. How does O'Neill refer to Ponder's participation in the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

5. How did the Swift Boat Veterans feel as a result of Kerry's cameo appearance and motives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Hoffman's thoughts about Kerry, and why do the authors choose to begin the book with his quote?

2. What is the main question that O'Neill and Corsi hope to answer about John Kerry, and what does the question mean?

3. Why were the Swiftees not surprised by Kerry's actions before the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

4. How many people did not sign the Swift Boat Veterans' open letter to Kerry, how important is it, and what are some of the possible reasons they did not participate?

5. What is significant about the location of Lupetti's observation and who was responsible for it?

6. What was the difference between Joe Ponder's account of his injury and Kerry's account of the same incident, and how does O'Neill refer to Ponder's part in the reunion?

7. How do the authors plan to answer the questions they pose at the end of the Introduction, and are their methods effective?

8. What is the reason the authors do not use the word, "President", instead, referring to the position as the "Commander in Chief"?

9. Why do the authors make it a point to mention that their purpose for writing the book is not political?

10. What does the quote from John Edwards say and why is it so effective?

(see the answer keys)

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