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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 was Bill Lupetti?
2. Who accompanied Kerry during his previous cameo appearance at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
3. When did Kerry make a cameo appearance at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
4. What was the title of Kerry's book?
5. How did Ponder's account of the injuries compare to Kerry's?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the authors plan to answer the questions they pose at the end of the Introduction, and are their methods effective?
2. 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?
3. Why do the authors make it a point to mention that their purpose for writing the book is not political?
4. 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?
5. How much skepticism should be used when reading Unfit for Command, and how does the Introduction reduce or even eliminate it?
6. How is Lupetti's observation in Vietnam relevant to Kerry and the ideas about him that the book outlines?
7. Who is Bill Lupetti and what did he observe on his return trip to Vietnam?
8. What is the purpose of the open letter the Swift Boat Veterans issue to John Kerry?
9. What inspired O'Neill and the other Swiftees to contact Kerry with regards to his actions in Vietnam and after the war was over?
10. What is the reason the authors do not use the word, "President", instead, referring to the position as the "Commander in Chief"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The three Purple Hearts that Kerry received are used in different ways throughout the war and in the political arena.
1) Describe the 3 situations that led up to the Purple Hearts being awarded, the conflicting reports, and similarities between them.
2) How did Kerry use the medals to be released from the military and what did he do with them upon returning to the U.S.?
3) How do the medals become part of his political career and what is the shift in his attitude towards them? Is that change sincere or just another attempt to further his career? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Kerry's actions in the sampan incident. What was the setting for it and why is that relevant? What should Kerry have done differently? What were the results of his actions and the significance of the people in the sampan? In an attempt to explain the situation, who does Kerry blame? How did Kerry report the incident and what were his reasons for doing so? Why is the sampan incident one of the most effective examples of how the authors' opinion of Kerry is substantiated?
Essay Topic 3
What were the events leading up to Kerry's service in Vietnam? Explain how he attempted to avoid active duty and why he chose to be stationed with the Swift Boats. How did the Swift Boats' mission change and what was Kerry's response? Why is this significant for the authors' case against Kerry becoming the Commander in Chief? Use the information and quotes from Part 1 to support your analysis.
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