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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the ship taken for repairs?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Nowhere -- it was underwater.
(c) Back to Meridian.
(d) Back to Pittsburgh.

2. What did John and his friends start up in Meridian, Mississippi?
(a) A band.
(b) The Key Fess Yacht Club.
(c) An acting troupe.
(d) The Meridian Gospel Church.

3. What did John do while in solitary?
(a) Yelled at the guards.
(b) Pray.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Went on a starvation diet.

4. What caused John the most dismay?
(a) He didn't like seeing his fellow soldiers ill.
(b) He was upset at how his family suffered.
(c) He didn't want to disappoint his father.
(d) He wished he could show the Vietnamese that he was really a fine man.

5. How did the pilots feel about the orders they were given?
(a) They were frustrated.
(b) They refused to follow them.
(c) They were angry.
(d) They thought the decisions were wise.

6. What happened to the USS Forrestal?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It became surrounded by enemy ships.
(c) It sank.
(d) It was hit by a Sunni missile.

7. What did the Americans who were released in August tell the world?
(a) The Vietnamese propaganda was accurate.
(b) The Vietnamese actually favored the American prisoners.
(c) The Vietnamese did not treat prisoners well.
(d) John had life easy thanks to his father.

8. What did the guard draw in the dirt at Christmas?
(a) His name.
(b) A manger.
(c) A swastika.
(d) A cross.

9. How did Bob react to John's actions?
(a) He punched John.
(b) He refused to talk with him.
(c) He told John he was forever indebted to him.
(d) He responded in a humorous manner.

10. What did John do to Bob?
(a) He took a beating for him.
(b) He gave him his own washrag when Bob was suffering.
(c) He stole his washrag.
(d) He helped him escape.

11. What happened to John's wife while he was in the Hilton?
(a) She ran off with another man.
(b) She died.
(c) She became very ill.
(d) She was in a car accident.

12. How were the American prisoners treated after the three Americans were released and told their story?
(a) Their beatings increased.
(b) They were denied outdoor privileges.
(c) They were given less food.
(d) They were treated better.

13. Early releases told Jack that John about all of the following except what?
(a) He was brave.
(b) He was now fine.
(c) He signed a confession.
(d) He was wounded.

14. What health issue did John first struggle with when he roomed with Bud?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Dyssentary.
(d) Croup.

15. What happened if they were caught communicating?
(a) They were killed.
(b) They were ridiculed.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Thy received harsh punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Air Force major say to John about his time in Korea?

2. What Army exercises in training did John excel in?

3. What did the prisoners call the mayor of Hanoi's official residence?

4. What were the prisoners able to do by April of 1969?

5. What did John think as he ejected from the plane over Hanoi?

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