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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does John Paul Vann's mother spend her money on (primarily)?
(a) The kids at the orphanage.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her husband.
(d) The children.

2. What is the name of John Paul Vann's sweetheart and (eventual) wife?
(a) Mary Jane Allen.
(b) Mary Jo Allen.
(c) Mary Louise Allen.
(d) Mary Lee Allen.

3. Which one of the twelve U.S. generals stationed in Saigon feels the need to visit the site of the Battle of Ap Bac to assess what went wrong?
(a) General York.
(b) General Harkins.
(c) General Porter.
(d) General Westmoreland.

4. During his work in Vietnam after 1965, John Paul Vann is befriended by whom?
(a) A group of Buddhist monks.
(b) A VC schoolteacher and the local children.
(c) A number of mercenaries from Europe.
(d) Some members of the VC high command.

5. Which U.S. general thwarts John Paul Vann's scheduled meeting the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
(a) General Krulak.
(b) General York.
(c) General Porter.
(d) General Westmoreland.

6. In what year are John Paul Vann and Mary married?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1937.

7. What is the original name for the Agency for International Development (AID)?
(a) Big Red One.
(b) Peace Corps.
(c) Blackwater Combat Support.
(d) United States Operations Mission (USOM).

8. With whom does John Paul Vann plot to re-take an entire province?
(a) Douglas Ramsey.
(b) Eddie Fisher.
(c) General Cao.
(d) Jack Wells.

9. During the late 1960s, who is the station chief in Vietnam for the pacification-worker project?
(a) Albert Hall.
(b) Gordon Brown.
(c) Victor Krulak.
(d) Gordon Jorgenson.

10. According to John Paul Vann and the author, in what year does the U.S. Marines begin to burn villages to flush out Vietcong encampments?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1966.

11. How does John Paul Vann's mother make money for herself?
(a) A large inheritance from her mother.
(b) Manual labor.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Handicrafts.

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

13. By late 1965, the Saigon/U.S. and VC forces begin to:
(a) Enter into peace negotiations.
(b) Bomb indiscriminately, increasing civilian casualties.
(c) Assassinate each other's top commanders.
(d) Push the war into Laos.

14. In a three-page report, John Paul Vann indicates which of the following about General Huynh Van Cao?
(a) He will not send troops to VC occupied villages.
(b) He is a laughing stock among the ARVN troops.
(c) He is too happy to retreat.
(d) He doesn't care about winning.

15. Which war is John Paul Vann sent to first, where he is promoted to the rank of Captain in 1950?
(a) Korea.
(b) World War II.
(c) First Indochina War.
(d) Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food doe the Vanns NOT usually have at Thanksgiving?

2. What position is offered to John Paul Vann by Secretary of State Robert McNamara?

3. In what year does John Paul Vann, Ramsey, and a few others send a new strategic proposal to Washington, DC?

4. What phrase below best describes the relationship of Frank Vann with his sons?

5. What is the name of John Paul Vann's mother?

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