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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did John McCain view his father?
(a) As a hero.
(b) A man with varied interests.
(c) As a man who took life way too seriously.
(d) A small man with a big heart.

2. What did John and his friends do to the bully in retaliation?
(a) They beat him up.
(b) Had his trunk sent to an Ivy League school instead of his ship.
(c) They ran his underwear up a flagpole.
(d) They reported him to the principal.

3. What was John supposed to do in Hanoi on his mission?
(a) Bomb the thermal power plant.
(b) Bomb the harbor.
(c) Fly over the area sniping people.
(d) Scan the area for map-making.

4. What job did John McCain's father have?
(a) Naval cartographer.
(b) Aircraft carrier designer.
(c) Submariner.
(d) Naval Aviator.

5. What happened when John McCain was five?
(a) His father died.
(b) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
(c) His brother went off to war.
(d) His grandfather died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reputation did John Sidney McCain Sr. have while serving on the USS Ohio and the USS Baltimore?

2. What was education for Navy families like?

3. What was John Sidney McCain Sr. supposed to avoid doing with his grandson?

4. Who taught John how to command a ship?

5. What was the USS Gunnel supposed to do after its mission?

(see the answer key)

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