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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. During the late 1960s, who is the station chief in Vietnam for the pacification-worker project?

2. In what year are John Paul Vann and Mary married?

3. In a three-page report, John Paul Vann indicates which of the following about General Huynh Van Cao?

4. University students in which city start riots to protest Diem's government?

5. Which general replaces General Harkins as the supreme commander of the U.S. forces in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prominent CIA figure eventually adopted and promoted John Paul Vann's assessment of the Vietnam War? Why was this person important?

2. What do we know about John Paul Vann's lineage?

3. How and where did John Paul Vann die? Provide details.

4. What word best describes John Paul Vann's mother, Myrtle Lee Tripp? Provide a justification for your answer.

5. With whom did John Paul Vann spend a great amount of his time growing up? Why?

6. In what year did John Paul Vann retire from the Army? When and how did he return to Vietnam?

7. Why did General Harkins feel the way he did about John Paul Vann's report?

8. What did General Westmoreland feel was the key to victory?

9. Which parent did the majority of the household chores in the Vann home? Why?

10. Was John Paul Vann content to fulfill his new duties? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John Paul Vann retired from the military in 1963. However, he re-enlisted to serve in Vietnam as a civilian with the Agency for International Development (AID) just two years later, in 1965. Briefly explain why you think John Paul Vann would make that decision and support your answer with information given in the text.

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the staple foods in the Vann home? How did this particular diet affect the health and psychological well-being of the children? Which of John Paul Vann's parents was the primary cook and provider? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Besides the Battle of Ap Bac, the text cites the Tet Offensives of 1968 as a significant point in the Vietnam War. Please explain the following: What were the Tet Offensives? Why were they reported as successful? In what way did the Vietcong's attack plan change from their overall strategy for the war? Do you think this gamble paid off for the VC military commanders? How were these attacks reported by the American media?

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