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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened after John Sidney McCain Sr. made a decision during a typhoon?
(a) He was given a medal.
(b) He was promoted.
(c) He was ordered to relinquish his command.
(d) He was told to share his command.

2. How did John McCain remember his grandfather?
(a) As a small man that lived large.
(b) As an autocratic presence.
(c) As a hero.
(d) As a remote stranger.

3. What was Roberta and John Sidney McCain Jr's wedding like?
(a) They had a small ceremony with just immediate relatives.
(b) They had a huge society wedding.
(c) They eloped.
(d) They didn't invite family - just friends.

4. How did John feel about the Academy when he first arrived there?
(a) He loved it.
(b) He thought it was challenging.
(c) He hated it.
(d) He thought it was easy.

5. According to John McCain III, how do children of sailors feel?
(a) Angry at the government for taking their fathers away.
(b) Like they get to see the world.
(c) They want to be just like their fathers and don't think of other career options.
(d) They don't see their fathers much, but they understand why and are proud.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two factors contribute to a student's class standing?

3. Where was John Sidney McCain Jr. stationed when John Sidney McCain Sr. first met his grandson?

4. John Sidney McCain Sr. was the first McCain to do what?

5. Jack was knowledgable and resourceful about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Captain Hart try to earn respect from others? Did it work?

2. What was John Sidney McCain Sr like as a commander? What relationship did he have with the men serving under him?

3. What kind of fighter was Slew?

4. Describe what Jack was like as a commander.

5. How did John Sidney McCain Junior feel about the Naval Academy? What was his performance like there?

6. What kind of personality did John have as he was attending school?

7. What happened when John Sidney McCain Sr was 61 years old?

8. How did John Sidney McCain Junior and John Sidney McCain Senior change history in the Navy?

9. What was John McCain's relationship like with his grandfather?

10. How had Slew changed professionally by World War II?

(see the answer keys)

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