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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. What medal did John Sidney McCain Sr. get for his courage and leadership in the Guadalcanal campaign?

2. How did the men serving under Jack feel about him?

3. Who almost blasted the USS Gunnel?

4. What did John Sidney McCain Jr. and his wife find when they came home from their dinner date?

5. How many Distinguished Service Medals did John Sidney McCain Sr. receive during World War II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was "Faith of My Fathers" written?

2. How did the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor affect John McCain?

3. What kind of fighter was Slew?

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

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

6. Why did John decide to become more responsible, what changed him back to his old ways?

7. How did Slew take care of his grandson?

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

9. What was Roberta Wright McCain's background? How did your parents feel about McCain?

10. What was the Academy like in the summer before classes began?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Roberta McCain's talents helped Jack in his rise to success. What talents did he bring to the table? What made him so great?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the conditions John lived in at The Plantation. What was his daily schedule like? What was isolation like? How did he keep sane?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Slew physically, mentally, and as a leader. How did he feel about war, and what did he do that made him so great in history?

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