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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, "A Second Time Around".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ho Chi Minh lived in which country (other than Vietnam) prior to the Vietnam War?
(a) Italy.
(b) China.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) France.

2. What phrase below best describes the relationship of Frank Vann with his sons?
(a) Loving and well-off.
(b) Drunken and abusive.
(c) Loving, but unable to provide much of a living.
(d) Unavailable because of his hectic work schedule.

3. Which person becomes a sort of father figure to John Paul Vann?
(a) Garland Evan Hopkins.
(b) William Westmoreland.
(c) Johnny Baker.
(d) Rodney "Rod" Applegate.

4. For how many years during his childhood was John Paul Vann bounced between his two aunts and other friends and relatives?
(a) Four and a half.
(b) One.
(c) Two and a half.
(d) Three.

5. The army of the Vietcong has doubled in size by what year?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is President of the United States in 1962?

2. In what year does Myrtle actually allow Frank Vann to adopt John Paul Vann?

3. Which ARVN commander launches a "dummy assault" on the Ap Bac site to save face and put a positive PR spin on the confrontation?

4. When John Paul Vann is eventually recruited into the Army, what is his job intended to be?

5. In what month are Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother assassinated?

(see the answer key)

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