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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 did John send to Bob the first Christmas they were free?

2. How many children did Carol and John have?

3. How did Bob react to John's actions?

4. What happened after John's actions during the Christmas Eve service in 1968?

5. What happened to the packages John's wife sent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the three men were released in August of 1969?

2. What happened on Christmas Eve in 1968?

3. What did John and his friends do for entertainment in Meridian, Mississippi? How did people react to what they had done?

4. What were some of the difficulties John had to face as a prisoner of war?

5. What happened when John realized he didn't have a wash rag after his punishment?

6. What was John's punishment in Calcutta?

7. In October of 1962, John's squadron was ordered to fly their planes back to the carrier earlier than they had expected. They discovered that they might see some action. What happened with this, and how did John feel about it?

8. What were communications like between John and his family?

9. What did John do while he was in Army training?

10. Why didn't John turn around when he was warned that the enemy was flying toward him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the feelings John had about finally going home. How did he feel toward his father? What was his physical condition? How were the soldiers treated when they landed?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the family history of the McCain men in relationship to war. Explain how this affected John McCain's upbringing.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the soldiers celebrated the Christmas season when John was in charge of the entertainment. How is this different from past Christmases?

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